There are moments when you feel as if you have been blessed for a while, moments when you think this is perfect, moments when you start to believe that even for an hour, even for a year, it might all happen. So I'm determined to keep making it get better and better.

My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.

My path was to be an actor and it’s been very good to me in life. It’s broadened my horizons and given me a lot of gifts.

If you take care of the woman in the family, the whole family prospers. But when the mother falters, the family falls apart.

No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

As a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM, I've learned that violence against women knows no boundaries. Join me in helping women worldwide who have suffered unthinkable violence.

Whatever you do in life, don't give up on your own dreams.