Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.

Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at the U.N.

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

I guess I was an early method actress. I would go to a quiet part of the sound stage with my mother. I wouldn't think of anything sad, I would just make my mind a blank. In a minute I could cry.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.

I've always been bossy.