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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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...

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.

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....

My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I...

My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I...

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...

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...

Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last...

Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last...

I've worked with children all my life.

I've worked with children all my life.

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.

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...

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I...

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I...

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

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...

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...

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...

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that...

The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that...

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've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post...

I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post...

I've been fortunate. I don't pick scripts. Scripts pick me.

I've been fortunate. I don't pick scripts. Scripts pick me.