I really believe things happen as they're supposed to and in the time that they're supposed to.

Because we all come from different circumstances, our life experiences really color how we view things.

I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.

I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar!

Only when you find the courage to say something to someone that might influence a change in your behavior, does that behavior change.

I can only be the best version of myself and understand that the only way that we as a people can heal is to understand that the next person's journey may not be your own, but it doesn't mean that you have to marginalize them in any way.

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'