It never occurs to me that there are things I can't do.

Actors have no color. That's the art form.

What I am is a humanist before anything - before I'm a Jew, before I'm black, before I'm a woman. And my beliefs are for the human race - they don't exclude anyone.

I think the idea that you know who your inner self is on a daily basis, because... you know. What's good for you 25 years ago may not be good for you now. So, to keep in touch with that, I think that's the first ingredient for success. Because if you're a successful human being, everything else is gravy, I think.

If you don't look out for others, who will look out for you?

There are times when I haven't been proud of America or really proud. But there have been times that I've been incredibly proud of the country.

The art of acting is to be other than what you are.