There is one thing about knowing history, and another in recreating it.

As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?

For me, when you have to prepare to play God, and then walking away from that, you realize just how tough God's job is. I don't want that job.

I choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to do them, then I usually say yes, because it means that I'm not ready to go there and deal with certain aspects of the script.

As an actor, I've learned to become a detective. You have to figure out who that person is. If the character is a thief, you have to figure out what makes them a thief. Whatever the prevailing idiosyncrasy is, I have to find it in the script.

I'm not trying to be a different weight. I want to be a different body type so that I'm not an apple. I just want to be a pear!

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.