They're [social media] amazing tools to communicate information - especially about different causes or crises or movements.

It's important for people to figure out their own lives before involving someone else - to gauge where you are and work on your own issues.

I believe that luck is opportunity meeting preparation.

For day-to-day beauty, I'm a Q-tip and Vaseline kind of girl. I never leave home without Q-tips - they're a great fix for any makeup emergencies.

I'm an actor for hire. It's important not to forget that you're disposable....When you have that mentality, you fight for the jobs you want.

Whether people are in America or in Africa, people want to work. They want to have purpose. They want to provide for themselves and their families. They don't want handouts. They don't want to be completely dependent on their governments - even though there's usually no opportunity for that anyway.

I don't do damsel in distress very well. It's hard for me to play a victim.