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I'm learning as much martial arts as I possibly can. My show is packed with action. Enough to get a rise.
It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again.
I think we are living in a time, where as a whole, as a community, people do want to push the boundaries.
I am no prude, but when I watch comedy, I ask myself, 'Who wrote this? A teenage boy in the locker room?'
Acting is not rocket science, but it is an art form. What you are doing is illuminating humanity. Or not.
I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
If you're not taking care of yourself, lipstick and foundation isn't really going to do anything for you.
When you're making an independent film and you care about it so much you do all the prep work beforehand.
I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to.
In an ideal world no one would talk before 10am. People would just hug, because waking up is really hard.
Sites like Funny or Die and College Humor are great, but I'd say it's appealing to 80% men and 20% women.
We all know guys who've had their hearts broken in real life; we just don't usually see it in the movies.
I am constantly re-evaluating my goals and trying to strike items from my to-do list that aren't critical.
A man should be well groomed. If you're going to have facial hair, it should be a choice, not an accident.
I wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages.
I think I'm sort of method in a sense, and I enjoy, you know, trying to find that reality in fake emotion.
As an actress, you never know when you're going to work again - and there's so much dependency on working.
I mean, I like to think of myself as being strong and independent, but I definitely wasn't like that at 14
I love almonds as a snack, and in the morning, yogurt is a fantastic go-to. Sometimes I mix them together.
I'm a huge fan of Toni Morrison. I just think she's so incredible. And also Nayyirah Waheed, who's a poet.
Every article I've read about myself always winds up concluding that I am not, in fact, completely stupid.
Stop whining about getting old. It's a privilege. A lot of people who are dead wish they were still alive.
My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea market.
I'm drawn to people who look different. I'm not exploiting. I'm not making fun of them. I'm drawn to them.
I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start.
I try not to think about my public life. I focus on my private life, and that's just the best way to live.
War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There's no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly.
I'm not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don't walk away from it when something unfolds.
I have men in my life. I have a brother. So Maddox will have male teachers. I was raised without a father.
I'm a fairy. I'd come and hear, "How was your day, honey?" And I'd be like, "I was a fairy. I don't know."
When you're a TV star, you pretty much set the tone, and on 'Police Woman,' we goofed around all the time.
Each and every one of us who is still lucky enough to have our parents has a duty to them. We do owe them.
I do love giving advice, but I try not to forget how flawed I am as well. And how many mistakes I've made.
It's great to have the freedom to enjoy your work and not feel like you're leaving your other life behind.
Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.
I feel like everyone kind of knew someone, like 6 degrees of separation. In Hollywood that is very common.
Fame is an illusion. Things can be given to you quite easily, but they get ripped away so quickly as well.
I was training more learning how to scuba dive which I'd never done which was really, really, really cool.
I don't really read stuff on myself. I like to just kind of stay away... I don't get too involved in that.
I can't say I follow politics extremely closely, but I'm definitely aware of what's going on in the world.
I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.
Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark.
Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board.
I love Some Enchanted Evening, and If I Loved You. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites.
If you have one good series, you know, it's a blessing. Two good series is unusual. Three is a phenomenon.
Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don't get that laugh, there's something wrong.
I don't want to see crocs end up as boots, bags and belts. We're killing and consuming our wildlife icons.
If I am able to pass on what I've learnt in my life, that's really wonderful, especially after losing Dad.
I'm a blue-collar Chicago girl raised on wonderful movies my mom took us to, ones that had a lot of heart.
Whenever you want something that you're not going to get, suddenly the whiney 3-year-old comes out in you.