Sex, action, special effects, and violence sell.

I'm still trying to do films about black women.

I came from poverty and was part of those circumstances.

That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character.

The African-American community is not monolithic. It's liberal and conservative.

I'm not a total feminist, but I believe in rights for females.

I was able to be distant by portraying another person, another character, if you will, and I found myself not stuttering and not having anxiety attacks when I was portraying another soul, another being, and I found comfort in that. I think many actors do, playing someone other than themselves.