I love the theater. I love being on stage; I love the live audience. I also love dressing up and all of the make-believe.

I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever.

I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.

Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth.

A guy once told me that I sound like I’m a little ahead of myself. I can’t wait to thank him at the Oscars.

God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self.

I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.