I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood.

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When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and...

When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and...

Family is life; acting is making a living.

Family is life; acting is making a living.

I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for...

I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for...

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I...

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I...

You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity....

You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity....

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I...

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I...

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a...

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a...

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a...

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a...

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they...

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they...

Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what...

Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what...

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of...

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of...

Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.

Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly...

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly...

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know...

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know...

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me...

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me...