If you're not happy before you're successful, you're going to be miserable when you do become successful because all your problems just get magnified.
I did steal socks, but I got caught... don't shoplift, anyone - don't do it! You're just gonna get caught.
My parents didn't know what to do with me, so they just pretended I was normal, and that worked out quite well for me.
I used to say in interviews that I don't necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do certain things; I just want to see it done.
Smartass Disciple: How the hell do we find the truth ? Master of Stupidity: Just seek it with hope it’ll find you.
I do not say words, which you want to hear. The words just told me, to write them down.
It's strange, isn't it. You stand in the middle of a library and go 'aaaaagghhhh' and everyone just stares at you. But you do the same thing on an aeroplane, and everyone joins in.
I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer.
I do have odd habits. I check under my bed every night for the bogeyman. That's just a little thing, though.
For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they'll do in any scene you put them in.
Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.
I had a notepad and I wrote down 30 things to make myself better just off the top of my head, and the next day I started to do that.
I just hope I don't become so blissful I become boring. I think I'll always be neurotic enough to do something weird.
I can hide, and my husband's just terrible at finding me. I do like to jump out from behind doors and scare him.
I feel what a spouse can do for you, no child or parent can. Just that if you get the right connect with your spouse, you get it going right.
I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.
Fame freaks me out. Do you just wake up different? I don't know how to scale it back if it gets too crazy.
If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now.
Just seeing people appreciate what you do, come out and support it, and sing the songs back, there's not a better feeling in the world.
I just feel like I haven't grown up yet. I live on my own and I do grown-up things, but there is something about me that is very youthful.
You can do anything as long as you don't stop believing. When it is meant to be, it will be. You just have to follow your heart.
