Marriage is not for everyone, but spiritually it is very necessary for me because I have a desire, a need to feel owned.

I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.

If I had the science and math capabilities, I would have liked to be a vet, but I don't! I don't have those capabilities.

I always wanted to be a good actress and a serious actress. I wasn't in the profession to, quote-unquote, meet the stars.

I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.

I always do a mental audit at the end of the week to make sure I'm balancing time between my career and my personal life.

Cancer will be with me for the rest of my life, be it as a nodule, tumor or cell someplace, or in my fears and anxieties.

Fate is a funny character. She puts obstacles in your path to see what character ye have. Life isn't fair,life is a test.

I had spent my entire career not wanting to talk about weight, not wanting to deal with it, wanting to be an actor first.

I don't ever want to be bored, doing the same thing from 9 to 5. I've always loved pretending and being someone different.

I'm an art collector, have been for years, and I paint. Needless to say, the artwork in my houses, apartment is extensive.

I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, Ill hit a brick wall and need to sleep.

My weight has fluctuated my whole life, and because I've been on television since I was 11 years old, everyone has seen it.

As I got older, I gave myself the space to be human and to have a minute and be disappointed and feel whatever I'm feeling.

I honestly think I've gotten taller since I started doing Pilates. And my posture is totally different - no more slouching!

I'm really looking forward to developing just really fun, complex, interesting stories about people who happen to be black.

When I had my dogs, I used to spend a lot of time in Central Park, which is a great place to be alone among a lot of people.

I know that Liz Meriwether likes to keep things as honest and complicated as life can be, which is really fun for all of us.

I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep.

For years I exercised to be thinner, and I never got the results I wanted. Now I determine my weight by how my clothes feel.

I'm liking the different types of tights that you can wear with high heels. There are lots of different colors and textures.

I haven't met a horse I didn't love. I love caring for them, cleaning them. I love doing my own tack and giving them treats.

It was so hard to watch myself back because whatever movie I do, I never look at the monitor. I hate looking at the monitor.

Every actor hopes that the character that they're playing continues to be a challenge throughout their tenure of their show.

That's so romantic, to wake up and find that he's packed a bag - and that for the next 48 hours, everything is taken care of.

I do find it quite difficult to complete a job and return to normality - it does take a bit of time to find my healthy place.

I heard David Sedaris read live recently which was a complete delight. Few writers make me laugh out loud on the bus. He does.

You can control what you put in your body - 100 percent. You really can control your level of fitness and how your body looks.

I took 18 months away to have my son, Joseph, and it was the biggest break I'd ever had in my working life of nearly 20 years.

There's some truth that roles for older women are harder to come by, but it's wrong for actors to monopolise the ageist thing.

An 'Ordinary Woman' is the beautiful and achingly poignant portrait of Gwen, a complex and troubled woman in her middle years.

It's too easy to underestimate your audience. But it's not rocket science: bad plays don't get people on seats; good plays do.

I'm blessed because I had my mom as a teacher - sixth through eighth grade - and she is one of the best teachers I've ever had.

There are directors who don't cast you for the way you act but for the way you are, the way you behave around the dinner table.

When a loved one passes, there are mixed emotions, and a thirst to live one's own life more deeply can certainly be among them.

My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England it was very British.

Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.

I'm one of those people that if I go to a party, I can't remember my mother's name because I'm so nervous in a social situation.

Life is about choices, and the grace - or lack thereof - with which you execute them is a make-or-break moment in anyone's life.

Surround yourself with good people who encourage and love you. There are always ups and downs, no matter how successful you are.

I still have some synchronized swimming moves in my back pocket from camp when I was 8. I can really wow people at a pool party.

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.

I'm lucky that most of the time I'm on location in amazing places. Most of the time, I don't need holidays, I just stop working.

When I was nine, my father said 'You can take piano lessons or do karate' - I had a black belt and was competing before I was 19.

I guess I was a bit of a tomboy. I liked to catch frogs in the ditch, play soccer with my brother’s friends and play video games.

I guess I was a bit of a tomboy. I liked to catch frogs in the ditch, play soccer with my brother's friends and play video games.

'Christy' is worth staying out of college for because I believe in the show. I wouldn't stay out of college for many other shows.

As far as drug abuse and all that - listen, this is Hollywood. I don't know how I was able to avoid it, but I'm lucky that I did.

I've learnt that it's possible to be as anonymous as you want. It's a choice, and I've become very, very good at being anonymous.

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise; I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.

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