I'm Always Interested In Telling Stories That

The Education Is The Answer To Everything, Really, And On So Many Different Levels. The Minutiae Of Life Require Analytical Skills That You Learn In Being Educated, An Ability To Navigate The Very Systems That Constitute Life. They All Require Some Degree Of Education, And If You Don't Get It, You're At A Real Disadvantage.

Hollywood 'friends' Are Only After One Thing. They're Looking Out For The Next Big Thing, And They Don't Want To Miss Out On You Just In Case.

Kids Should Be Naughty And Go Through That Rebellious Phase I Didn't Have.

I Wanted To Play Roles Which Offered New Ways Of Viewing Black Women And Black People In General- And I Have Done That. And I Have Always, Whether I Needed To Pay The Rent Or Not, I've Always Turned Down Roles Which I Thought Were Stereotypical. And So When I Look At My Body Of Work In That Respect, I Am Really Happy. Because I Feel My Work Does Say Something Positive And That Was What I Always Set Out To Do.

Mandela Is This Extraordinary Individual Who Can Inspire The World. Instead Of Wanting Revenge After Being Brutalized, He Showed The World How To Forgive.