I would like Obama to be tougher on going up against the Republicans, I don't think he should try to be so moderate.

I came out of the womb waving red lipstick.

It's funny, honestly, by rights, with a lot of the stuff that's happened to me I should be running down the street with my hair on fire, but instead I want to shape things, and I want to shake things up. There's nothing wrong with being an agitator.

Why should I downplay myself to make someone else more comfortable?

I was never nervous directing. Not once. I'm more nervous acting. I'm far more nervous on set, before I say my lines, than I ever have been, as a director.

I went from being just a kid to all of a sudden not being able to walk a block without a man waggling his tongue through his fingers, which is disgusting. I mean, I was 13 and suddenly I'm trying to see myself through the eyes of men, trying to figure out why I'm getting this reaction from them versus just being able to walk through the world whole.

Gosh, if I'm gonna take a big stand on something I would hope it would be for more than flip flops!