I Think A Smart Person Today Realizes

I've Pretty Much Learned I Can Let That [being Black] Hinder Me If I Want To ... Or I Can Fight For Different Kinds Of Roles.

Career Is Important, But Nothing Really Supersedes My Roles As A Mother.

You Have To Get The Audience Invested Even If You're Doing Something That They Think Is Dumb, It's Kind Of What These Movies Are All About.

Being A Mother Is Probably The Most Important Thing In My Life Right Now.

What's Hardest For Me To Swallow Is When There Is A Love Story, Say, With A Really High-profile Male Star And There's No Reason I Can't Play The Part. They Say, 'oh, We Love Halle, We Just Don't Want To Go Black With This Part.'