“I think L.A. is beautiful.”

My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume

Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.

When somebody recognizes me from the film – and it can be a wide range of people, which shows the power of film

So everyone making sure that I’m OK has turned what could’ve been a very scary, nerve-racking and lonely experience into a supportive environment.

The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away.

She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.

At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I’m known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.

I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.

For everything Obama stands for and the things he’s said in the past in his books, especially with the Trayvon Martin thing

So you do things to make them proud and accept you.

It’s a surreal experience.

And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.

I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.

My intention is to do more films.

I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.

I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security.

Millions of families could plant home gardens if they truly wanted health.

It is doubtful what fortune to-morrow will bring.

We had so much fun in Ghana and they are really lovely people.

Man is a strange animal, he doesn’t like to read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.

The sinner is not the one who uses a lot of grace. The saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on take off.

When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.

He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.

There must be other, less cruel ways of obtaining knowledge.