Up Quotes
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I have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second.
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I can see how, given a certain degree of sensitivities, proclivities and rage, I could have ended up differently.
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Oscar always opens up doors, especially the night of the Oscars. On that night, you hold that gold man, and it's like having Gandalf's staff. You can go anywhere and do anything. It's a talisman of such power.
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It's so scary to go on stage. I used to throw up before I went on stage, every time.
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I had this idea that I could hire myself out as a person to go on archeological digs and dig, without any training! I actually wrote to a number of archeology departments and offered up my services.
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Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
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The current concept of prom just seems so empty. Teenagers get dressed up to go to a dance at a fancy location. It encourages social inclusion or exclusion based on your ability or inability to snag a date.
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For many years, taking care of myself consisted of showering and showing up to work on time. Sleeping and eating were inconveniences at best.
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I don't like to see people get kicked around. You have to stand up for them.
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My hope as an actress is knowing that I'm someone who is more privileged - I'm biracial and lighter-skinned - and I hope it can open up the door for more women of color, especially darker-skinned black women. I hope everyone hops on the bandwagon and decides to start putting women of color in movies that aren't just about race.
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I was an energetic child, always walking on my hands, flipping off of the back of the couch, or jumping up and down on my bed.
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If Turkish or Moroccan boys misbehave here, it's up to us to re-educate them and, when necessary, to punish them.
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I got all the women and everything I want, but my brother is locked up. I can't leave him behind.
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Don't focus on your body. Love it, but know it'll never be up to society's standards because it's all Photoshop and exclusivity. And that's okay!
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Years ago, I was asked to come up to do a store signing in Vermont. The short version is the two younger guys who own the store pick me up at the airport and start driving me around Vermont, showing me the sights and the textile mills and the restaurants, and the punchline is there's no store. There is no store!
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I was teased a lot, growing up, because of my skin tone.
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I want to be a role model. I want to be able to know that I inspired girls to work hard and go for their dreams and to never give up.
