When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That's what the French Quarter is: it's a Creole community.

Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility.

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.

Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children.

There are so many things that go into a surgical study.

I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age.

Honestly, working with Eddie Murphy was mind-blowing just in terms of the budget alone. To see the respect he commands, to witness his presence, you understand why he and people like Martin Lawrence are stars.