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.

I'm a big child at heart. I think it's important to stay that way and not lose the wonder of life.

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

It's the best honor when someone wants to use as their professional title the name of a character that you portrayed.

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.

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.

You can get hurt at any time.