It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for us, or the directors are not interested in casting us in parts that are color-blind.

I think I may have failed at a lot of things, but the one thing I can say, and that I'm proud of, is that I am a good parent.

People have souls, and we all accept that cities have souls, too. It's why the locations are so important.

Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles.

Los Angeles is the only place that I can honestly say I have ever called home.

Just because I never went to university doesn't mean you can't read, although I do feel a bit uneducated from time to time.

The unknown is always frightening.