I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.'

If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it.

Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again?

Every parent knows this moment in a child's age when he or she needs your attention in a very specific way because it's the beginning and ending of the early life of imagination. It's such a 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.

I just want to touch something deep in the heart of humanity. I don't know if that's in movies, producing films, or writing a book, but I'm concerned about our spiritual well-being as a human race. I want to impact people in a way that makes us all reach for our best.

My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream.