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Quotes
 You
have to find a way to be sad on every day, in every scene, in every
moment. And always try to hide the sadness. And then you'll get the
essence of who she was.
I
don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is
white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
I
spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.
In
the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male
butt!
This
moment is so much bigger than me, This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge,
Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll... It's for the women that stand beside me, Jada
Pinkett Smith, Angela Bassett, Vivica A. Fox... and it's for every
nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance, because the
door tonight has been opened. - During her Oscar acceptance speech.
The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.
I wish all men were like dogs.
There's
art and there's commerce. You have to find a way to mesh the two. It's
important to do the little movies just for the love of the art. But it's
those big movies that take you around the world and make you globally
famous.
I understand now that 'special love' exists between two people when the passions lie beneath the surface.
I'll
never get married again, and I always hate to say never to anything, but
I will never marry again.
I
was black growing up in an all-white neighborhood, so I felt like I just
didn't fit in. Like I wasn't as good as everybody else, or as smart, or
whatever.
I know that there is a God - the God within me that's always present and will protect me. I'm not afraid to climb any mountain, because I know that I'm protected. Even if I fall and die, I'm still protected. My faith is on that level.
Blackness
is a state of mind and I identify with the black community. Mainly,
because I realized, early on, when I walk into a room, people see a
black woman, they don't see a white women. So out of that reason alone,
I identify more with the black community.
Just to be true to myself, which is why I did this movie. I figured everyone was going to freak out and say, 'Why would you do that after Dorothy Dandridge?' My answer is 'Because I can.' And that feels really good to be comfortable saying that.
I
spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.
Secretly part of me has always wanted to try cocaine, but I just couldn't imagine sniffing anything up my nose. It seems like that would hurt.
The
worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date.
While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.
I
don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is
white [her father Jerome is black]. Knowing that has made my life
easier, I think.
I
want to be the next Spike Lee. I want to help other black folks to get
into Hollywood and be successful in Hollywood.
The worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date.
What
is my real purpose here? I've looked at what I do. I make believe and
make movies. I entertain people and get paid for it. Sometimes it seems
like such a shallow existence. How insignificant in the scheme of life.
I meditate and pray all the time. The faith and respect that I have in the power of God in my life is what I've used to keep myself grounded,, and it has allowed me to move away from the storms that were in my life. I'm still a work in progress, but I know that as long as I stay close to God I'll be all right.
When
I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser,
then there's no way you could be a good winner. And I hope to God I
never see these people again. - on accepting her Razzie Award for Worst
Actress
I
never wanted to be a model. My modeling career was nothing but a
stepping stone to my acting career and that's all I ever saw it as. A
pointless rock in the river that has to be stepped on in order to get to
the meaningful oasis of acting.
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