Just call me black, if you want to call me anything.
Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every couple of years?
The art of acting is to be other than what you are.
I’m as American as Chevrolet.
Taliban-esque: Any behavior that imposes the beliefs of one person on everyone else. Conversations with the Taliban-esque are impossible. They aren’t even conversations. With them, it’s my way or no way.
I don’t really view communism as a bad thing.
I dig being a mother...
What I am is a humanist before anything – before I’m a Jew, before I’m black, before I’m a woman. And my beliefs are for the human race – they don’t exclude anyone.
I don’t like driving very much. That makes me very unhappy, because I scream a lot in the car, but other than that, life is actually pretty good.
For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.
I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That’s exactly what I’ve done.
I’d like somebody to get rid of the death tax. That’s what I want. I don’t want to get taxed just because I died. I just don’t think it’s right. If I give something to my kid, I already paid the tax. Why should I have to pay it again because I died?
Who amongst us doesn’t want to be a hero?
You’ve got to vote for someone. It’s a shame, but it’s got to be done.
I don’t look like Halle Berry. But chances are she’s going to end up looking like me.
I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.
When I was 9 years old, Star Trek came on...
My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don’t believe in man-made religions.
If I was doing a talk show, I would do the kind of show that comes on just once a month, with amazing guests.
I’m fighting the label of ‘Black’ actress simply because it’s very limiting in people’s eyes, especially people who are making movies.