The aging process is totally minimizing. Life in general is pretty minimizing because you have a lot of big ideas, and you have to battle the mistaken delusions and instability that come with youth.

I learned that if you're going to be a troublemaker, you don't want a ton of witnesses, because there's inevitable fallout from living like you're in 'Lord of the Flies.'

As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.

Beauty was never really my trip. Maybe those roles are attracted to me?

Your trade becomes very much impacted by the quality of your life experiences and your capacity to process them.

My hair is such a statement that it's like a neon sign asking for trouble.

Over time, you realize that even the things that are most high stakes kind of resolve themselves.