When I look back on it now, I am so glad that the one thing that I had in my life was my belief that everything in life is a learning experience, whether it be positive or negative. If you can see it as a learning experience, you can turn any negative into a positive.

No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you.

My issue in the past with nudity was that these scenes had been written solely for box office draw.

That's absolutely how I am. Like race, black or white - I see absolutely no difference. Because for me it's just such a reality. You are human, I am human, let's try to accept one another for whatever we are.

I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!

I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am.

I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated.