As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.

What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.

Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of your eyes, the length of your hair or the quality of your clothes. It's so beyond all of those things and it's what gives life to everything about you. Your own self is such a treasure.

I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions as well.

Where the women go, the culture goes.

A person can be big, because of spirit. A person can be big because of their position in the family, the hierarchy in the family. That role has been played by women who are quite thin.

I am having a good time doing nothing.