The Africans Know I'm Not An African.

I Always Wore Sneakers When I Wanted To. It Was Always About Being Comfortable And Being Myself.

Most Women Do Not Have [abortions] With Some Sort Of Party Going On. It Is The Hardest Decision That A Woman Ever Has To Make . . . One Of The Reasons We've Had To Make This Decision Is Because So Many Women Were Found Bleeding, Dead, With Hangers In Their Bodies Because They Were Doing It Themselves. The Idea Of This Was To Make It Safe And Clean - That Was The Reason The Law Came Into Effect.

I'm Fighting The Label Of 'black' Actress Simply Because It's Very Limiting In People's Eyes, Especially People Who Are Making Movies.

We're Dealing With Old Issues That Aren't Ours. We Carry Them And We Pass Them On To Those Who Come After Us. I Am Hoping To Crack Some Of Those.

Who Amongst Us Doesn't Want To Be A Hero?