I think I'm lovable. That's the gift God gave me. I don't do anything to be lovable. I have no control.

I will just think, why am I singing? Then I will know everything I need to know about what I'm feeling.

It's a lot of fun to just say to people, proudly, 'I get to play the First Lady.' It's just fun to say.

You can fake a lot of stuff, but you can't fake if the story isn't there and if the writing isn't good.

I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior.

I know quite a few friends who are models, and they're usually really smart, sharp, world-savvy people.

Im pretty shy when I go home because I was pretty shy growing up, and I think I go back to that person.

I have had only two men in four years while he appears every week on the newspapers with another woman.

I'm curious about people, and I'm curious about getting to the root of where they might be coming from.

Age affects us all in the workplace. We all get a little less appealing as we get older, unfortunately.

If you just stay away from junk, and stick with what your mom taught you, you're eating pretty healthy.

I am a fantastic nurse. I discovered this about myself, and Im really fantastic about diagnosing things.

It's always cool on the airplane when people are watching “SVU.” It’s funny. And it’s always the reruns.

It's always cool on the airplane when people are watching 'SVU.' It's funny. And it's always the reruns.

I'm pretty shy when I go home because I was pretty shy growing up, and I think I go back to that person.

Every story, each poem that a person shares, each voice that speaks against menstrual taboo, inspires me.

As I get older, I start to look back at the field that I've crossed and realize that it was a mine field.

When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents.

My twenties were a write-off. It's a cruel illness, because you can't see it and you can hide it so well.

I was lucky I was raised by parents who gave me a lot of sense of self and a lot of confidence in myself.

For most people, I'm just Alice. But I don't mind. Now, if I were Alice the ax murderer, then I'd hate it.

I would love to take off the stilettos and put the boots back on. Strap something to my hip, and let's go!

One says also, it is one of the most faithful men in Hollywood, and makes again more interesting it equal.

It's been great to travel because I really enjoyed being 'Elektra', so it's not a problem talking about it.

As Latinas, we tend to be overly partial considering stereotypes. I'm interested in being naughty and edgy.

I don't paint. I am a hobbyist photographer, so I relate to the visual arts that way, but I'm not a painter.

Nothing is all good or all bad, nothing is black or white, everything is just messy and human and difficult.

Acting on stage is a living organism you can never pin down, and I believe the audience feeds off that, too.

Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical

Relationships are very complex. It's very unusual to see something which is so 'complex portrayed on screen.

With me, it's clothing and makeup and hair and all that stuff that inform how the character moves and feels.

I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives.

'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.

Really feminism is about being all that you are and not having to trade one thing for another on your way up.

I love doing the nighttime soap, the emotional, psychological, hard stuff that I got to tackle on 'Hannibal.'

Millions of cats are in shelters across the country waiting for a loving parent or family to bring them home.

Demons are demons, and if you have them, you can either put them away, exorcize them, or carry them with you.

Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical.

I love coming to India, and I find the people out here very warm and social as compared to people in the U.S.

I become obsessed with one thing or one look, a Bohemian look for instance, and then I wear that for a while.

My son. He makes my heart grow bigger and bigger each day. There is nothing I love more than being his mommy.

Who are you? Be it. What do you love to do? Do it. Who do you love? Love them. The result: a fulfilling life.

I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice.

The future has both gritty and savage and clean and 'techno-hip.' I think it's a very realistic point of view.

Clinique's Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Chunky Cherry is perfect for people with my skin tone.

When you're a woman with a certain amount of fame and money, you are never certain what someone's motives are.

You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.

I've done some movies before when you have months, or three weeks at least, to train and to learn choreography.

I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.

People feel like they know me, in a strange way, like they grew up with me or they went to high school with me!

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