I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then.

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood.

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.

It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that's their gift.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.