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Sarah is very strong. She's really intelligent and she's very physically capable. I like to put that into my own life as well.
It's nice to see more of those meaty female characters emerging because so often in the industry, it's always about the males.
I think it's important to represent black women and our natural hair. Not wearing a weave is totally beautiful and acceptable.
I'm everything free. I'm gluten-free. I'm dairy-free. I'm sugar-free. Sometimes I'm yeast-free which really means I eat paper.
I think a lot of women, in the way that they might attach emotion to sex, attach emotion to food, in a different way than men.
There's a lot of people desperately seeking to find 'the one,' and I think we should learn to be more at peace with ourselves.
I like to learn things slow, I like learning alot, I like to get it all again and in the end, You know you get what you got...
I don't like business talkers, you know, people who are constantly like, 'Blah blah blah movies.' I find it incredibly boring.
I'm a sucker for Thought Catalog. Shelby Fero is really funny on Twitter. And Patton Oswalt, he's sort of like a Twitter throb.
I love women, and I have a lot of really close girlfriends, but I'm not one of those women who's like, 'Ew - that's boy stuff.'
I resisted writing a book for a long time because I didn't want to invade anyone else's privacy or hurt anyone or anger anyone.
I think I was born because my parents had two boys and wanted to give it one more go and try for a girl... they got me instead.
I grew up with a grandmother from another country and having a different language in my house. That gave me an ear for accents.
Following your heart and working really, really hard is the best thing you can do, and just try not to be too hard on yourself.
Sometimes I feel like I am an old person trapped in a young person's body. I'm boring. I go to movies. I read. That's about it.
I'm learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what's working rather than look for the 'what's not working' piece.
I've definitely gone through phases where I'm not happy with my life, and you notice in little ways until they start adding up.
The real trick to auditioning is just letting go of trying to please them. Make it your own. That took me a long time to learn.
I can sit down at the piano and make you think I know how to play the piano because I know, like, the beginnings of four songs.
I remind myself of the power of thought and how it's my obligation as a citizen (and student) of humanity to propel compassion.
I am an optimist. I think, as bad as life sometimes gets, there is so much joy and so much good stuff, that there is a balance.
I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.
I think we should stop asking people in their twenties what they 'want to do' and start asking them what they don't want to do.
If you ever want to see heaven, watch a bunch of young girls play. They are all sweat and skinned knees. Energy and open faces.
Sticking up for ourselves in the same way we would one of our friends is a hard but satisfying thing to do. Sometimes it works.
Anyone who has the kind of inventive and inspired comic sensibility to be able to do that kind of work must be pretty talented.
Begin your story with a sentence that will immediately grab hold of your listener's ears like a surly nun in a Catholic school.
I have a couple freeloader friends, but it's okay. I know they're gonna come in with their arms flying in the air empty-handed.
I'm very careful with my emotions, and I don't let them run free. If I'm upset, it's usually for a very good, very deep reason.
I wish I could find people who just would fight me and break through to me and hold me down and scream their life into my face.
I don't want people saying, 'Should we get a female director?' I want to hear, 'Should we get a great director for this movie?'
Of wanting to pay my own way. I never asked my parents for money. I preferred to steal from my parents than ask them for money.
I was always really drawn to that fantasy world, more than a sci-fi world, in terms of outer space stuff. I think it's so cool.
I wear Blundstones for hiking. They're like a work boot with a bit of grip, so you can wear them all day. They're quite groovy.
My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my big break!
Numb3rs' was a wonderful gift because I had not worked in six months. It was so fun to be on that set doing these crazy things.
When you're having a good time working on something, and you all like each other, it shows in ways that you don't even realize.
My first boyfriend that I ever had, actually sang a song that he wrote for me on-stage to ask me out. That was pretty romantic.
When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.
I was a little girl with a pot belly and Afro puffs, hyperactive and overdramatic, and I found the theater and I found my home.
Pedigree matters: if you break your shoulder trying to open a door, it's much harder to play the game once you get in the room.
I grew up very poor, so I learned how to stretch a dollar. It's nice to combine high-end with low-end or whatever-end you want.
It's a blessing as an artist to express myself - whether that be via dance, via song or via speech - in so many different ways.
I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.
I've enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer's program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O'Reilly. I will do it any time.
When a fan holds out Helen's picture for me to autograph, I usually sign it Linda Hunt - just to make their heads really crazy.
I am not advocating doing nothing. I am advocating for you to energetically, actively and vigilantly monitor how you are BEING.
I practice yoga even when my schedule doesn't allow me to teach. I've been practicing for 17 years, since before it became hip.
More and more, my life is going in a direction that is not universal; there's only a very small group of people who understand.
I would like, before I die, to see the changes I've always fought for being made. If not, my life will have been worth nothing.