I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.

As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress.

You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.

I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?

A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak.

If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.

I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.