I've always had to create my own markets and I've always been at a juncture in my career.

I'm sick of environmentalism.

I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.

I'm usually put off by performers when they get political

Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for the sake of doing them.

I'm still that little girl who lisped and sat in the back of the car and threw vegetables at the back of her head when we drove home from the market. That never goes.

You become so encapsulated in this world of being a star. People listen to what you say, you have this voice, it becomes unreal and you become far removed from the people you came from.