Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.

I remember when I was in high school I didn't have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me.

Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh. Somehow they don't expect me to be serious about my work.

An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.

Nearly everyone I knew talked to me about God. They always warned me not to offend Him.

I learned also that the best way to keep out of trouble was by never complaining or asking for anything.

Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'