Half of my family has a deep-rooted connection to the South and Louisiana, and for me, New Orleans is one of our most precious, historic communities: visually, emotionally, artistically.

You grow up and share life experiences. That's one of the best parts of this business. You share how you're mellowing out and your new sense of self.

How often in life are you going to find your mate and that mate happens to be your same exact age and happens to have had the same life experiences to match where you are in our life so you guys can meet perfectly and give society what it wants? It just doesn't happen that way. Some people evolve at 24, some people are 60 and are still evolving. So why are we stopping these great connections based on age, or race or colour or whatever, gender, whatever? You meet who you meet and you connect because of your life experience.

I admire actresses who are good to women. I don't like the ones who just don't like women. You can feel it. They're degrading themselves.

I don't think we are the only planet that has life.

Not everything has to be immediate.

It's just too much if you make your career everything. It is everything when you're doing it. But you have to find things you love just as much.