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Illiteracy is a huge problem in America. One in three adults in our country is illiterate.
I don't think the arts would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn't grown up in Harlem.
Life is too wonderful, too full, too short and strength too limited to contain its wonder.
I didn't know anyone in my family who acted; no one in my immediate family did any acting.
I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
I'm good at asking other people questions, but I'm not really good at answering questions.
We all grow into the beautiful person that we’re supposed to be, some earlier, some later.
Nobody can make me cry in public. I'll punch them first before they make my mascara smear.
Great acting may be a turn-on, but it won't make me fantasize about the person for a week.
I can't selfishly take journeys anymore because I have to take a little boy along with me.
I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.
I think Tilda Swinton is terribly interesting. I think she's fascinating. I love her work.
It was really great to be part of the Philip Roth story as a woman in a very complete way.
I cringe inside when anybody gives me something. I don't know why. I just get embarrassed.
And I don't know what I'd do at a fraternity party. All that might be a little lost on me.
A true friend sees the good in everything, and brings out the best in the worst of things.
It's really hard to get any work done in my apartment when my bed is also in my apartment.
I'm not saying that anybody should like me. Give me a chance before you form that opinion.
Charmed is fun and light, one of those shows that let you turn your brain off for an hour.
Someone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up.
I was a short order cook in a pool hall in college. So I am the fastest cook in the world.
I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then.
My whole life has been decided by fate. I've never planned anything that's happened to me.
It's kind of a shock to your skin, changing climates. It's new water, and new air quality.
American Eagle clothing is stylish, flattering and all about embracing your individuality.
I never watch anything I do. I really would rather just not know at all how I come across.
Wrestling school was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. It just killed me.
I've worked in predominately male sets my entire life. Shakespeare? Let's talk about that.
It's important to just keep wanting whatever it is you want and fight for it, desperately.
There's Dick Van Dyke and John Ritter, the two greatest physical comics of our generation.
[On being asked in her later years if she were Tallulah:] I'm what's left of her, dahling.
If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.
My advice, Be healthy, reach your own goals and don't be afraid to impersonate a SNL star.
I feel more comfortable with myself now. I don't know if I feel sexier. I feel more whole.
I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a casino in Nevada.
Seeing our kids' beautiful, colorful art hung on the wall brightens my heart and our home.
I'm interested in that whole question of where we wear our identity and how can we see it.
Federal legislation is urgently needed to stop this insanity of wild animals in captivity.
In your flaws are hidden your strength. Your perfect imperfection will lead you to change.
Remember it doesn't take the same minute to make Indomie like it does to make Jollof rice.
With two kids it's hard to find down time to write so I often write during their nap time.
If you're sexy, everybody will love you. That's what I wanted -- for everybody to love me.
Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.
We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.
What excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting.
I was so spoiled in a way. I worked very hard, but there was just a wealth of great roles.
When I'm acting well, it's the most exhilarating experience. When I'm bad, it's miserable.
I'm used to being told what to say, but not what to think... that's usually left up to me.
I went from weirdo teenager to pixie waif to them not knowing what the hell to do with me.
Usually, the roles that you get offered that are the mom roles are very much the mom role.