I don’t get afraid in talking about subject matter that may spark controversy, and I’m not afraid to not be liked. I think that sometimes people pay too much attention to being liked, and it’s paralyzing.
We don’t back off obstacles and tough situations, we use them to make us stronger.
You’ve got to be happy in your own skin.
Don’t trap yourself with the desire of wanting to be liked.
I have been affected by gossip and I know people who have been, too. I’ve seen marriages destroyed by gossip. It is cruel. At the end of the day, all that matters is: Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror? That is it, baby.
That to me is happiness when I feel like I am loved and I have a place to love deeply. That to me is happiness.
Don’t take your health for granted. Don’t take your body for granted. Do something today that communicates to your body that you desire to care for it. Tomorrow is not promised.
Women, you can have it all – a loving man, devoted husband, loving children, a fabulous career.
It’s not about what you tell your children, but how you show them how to live life.
I’m extremely ambitious. I don’t know why people are afraid to say that. I won’t sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don’t think that’s bad.
I just think, as women, we have to give ourselves room to be individuals. So when a woman makes a decision for herself, we as women shouldn’t set those hardcore boundaries for another woman. Just like we don’t want men setting hardcore boundaries for us.
I think that with marriages, people have to understand that you have to look at your marriage and understand what is needed in your marriage – not what people think your marriage should be or what people want your marriage to be.
My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.
Love is what sometimes holds us and binds us when we’re not so happy.
I would say Will came at a time in my life where he saw beauty in me that I didn’t see in myself at the time. And, you know, he saw a diamond in the rough and kind of, picked me up and blew off all the dust and said, ‘I’m telling you, I’m going to make you shine, girl.’
I’ve always wanted to have the ability to do what I want to do. And there are so many things that I want to do because I love acting, I love directing, I love producing, I love being a mother, I love being a wife. If I had to choose one, just would put me in the crazy house.
You can be committed to somebody because of ego: ‘I said I was going to be with this joker for the rest of my life, so I’m just going to do it.’ Or you can be committed because you have a deeply rooted connection.
I’ve always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves.
At 3 years old, I was telling people that I was going to be a star. I never had a plan B. And I’ve never compromised my integrity to get what I have.
Lack of confidence is what makes you want to change somebody else’s mind. When you’re OK, you don’t need to convince anyone else in order to empower yourself.