When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to lie down and take their clothes off about. Work doesn't come to me; I go out and look for it.

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I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation.

I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation.

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.

I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically...

I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically...

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're...

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're...

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was...

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was...

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because...

You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because...

Born ham, that's basically me.

Born ham, that's basically me.

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20...

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20...

An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.

An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind...

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind...

The art of acting is to be other than what you are.

The art of acting is to be other than what you are.

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's...

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's...

I'm fighting the label of Black actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes,...

I'm fighting the label of Black actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes,...

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks...

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks...