On a very practical level, I've learned the importance of circulation socks for planes. I had this awful experience of getting off a flight to go to an event and my feet had swelled. Try getting into heels then! So you put on the socks for the flight, then you can wear whatever heels you want.

You can’t eat beauty. It doesn’t feed you.

I've had somebody say, "I want you at my wedding, but I don't want you to pull focus, so wear jeans!" Losing my anonymity is something that's proving to be very challenging.... It's good for your soul to walk around unnoticed; there's so much you can't do when everybody knows who you are. And I so miss those little things.

I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things.

The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.