After I was really unhappy and unhealthy, I think it dawned on me to stop doing the unhappy, unhealthy things.

If I was just normally intelligent, I could probably get away with it - but I'm fiercely intelligent and that's threatening.

I've really learned not to try to take responsibility for all things. And to keep my side of the street clean.

I was a short order cook in a pool hall in college. So I am the fastest cook in the world.

I certainly think Halle Berry's a wonderful role model. She's a terrific stepmother and has shown that in so many beautiful ways and has made such enormous strides for women culturally and such great successes as an actress and philanthropist.

We must have safe places where people can discuss and be treated. Forty-four million people are already dead from AIDS. What logic is there in not discussing the word?

I don't believe makeup and the right hairstyle alone can make a woman beautiful. The most radiant woman in the room is the one full of life and experience.