I wanted to be in film. I wanted to be a film student, possibly be a director or cinematographer, not an actor. That was my goal. I didn't believe I had the physical beauty that I'd seen projected and advertised in movies, in theater. It just wasn't for me.

I tell actresses, "If you're too tall, if you're too fat, you're not going to work. I don't care how talented you are." It's a business, and sex sells.

Me, sexy? I'm just plain ol' beans and rice.

I never thought I was pretty. I couldn't even put on eyelashes or makeup.

I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.

I will not be on this planet. I may come back in another form, and you know, I'll come back as a white man.

I wanted to be in film. I wanted to be a film student, possibly be a director or cinematographer, not an actor. That was my goal. I didn't believe I had the physical beauty that I'd seen projected and advertised in movies, in theater. It just wasn't for me.