The time I’m not spending with my kid has to be worth it, so when I sat down with my agents after I was ready to go back to work, I told them: It’s all about the directors.
Movies are the shadiest business in the world.
It’s not always so great to be objectified, but I don’t feel I have much of a choice right now. I’m young in my career. I know I have to strike when the iron is hot.
There’s no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there’d be no challenge. Also, you’d feel inferior.
Makeup can be pure fantasy – it can transform you into any kind of magical creature, whether that’s a superhero or a retro Hollywood icon or just a more fun, fresher version of yourself. Looking like a stress-free, well-rested working mom? That’s some kind of magic to me.
It feels like I’m starting to come into my own in terms of where I want to go artistically, toward more complicated, interesting characters.
A parent knows better than any book or “expert” what their kid really needs.
As a kid, I was always sick. I had pneumonia, I had really severe allergies. And it wasn’t until I got older, that I realized some of that was caused by toxins in things like detergent. That made me crazy, because it’s supposed to help get things clean!
Parents try the best they can. They want the best for you. But a lot of their stuff is just their own. If you can pull yourself away from it and not always feel like they’re attacking you, then it’s easier to deal with.
I don’t put weight on fame, and having people around me just because I am famous makes me feel really bad about myself.
Mike Adams, you are simply the sexiest man alive. You have my vote in .
Way too high maintenance to be in a relationship with an actor. I don’t need a man who spends as much time in front of the mirror as me.
I’m not trying to do stuff for my kids necessarily all the time, but when you get the odd opportunity to do something for them that they could enjoy its cool.
I’m not incredibly self-conscious. I don’t really feel like I walk around making fashion or my appearance the most important thing in the world. It’s certainly not the way that I live my life. I’m not really sure how the magazines perceive me because I don’t read them.
I always try to do something for my husband that’s completely selfless, and something that I hope will rock his world in some form or fashion.
Nanotechnology is really interesting to me. Stuff to sort of make our world a better place, and a cleaner place, through science. And it also explains things that are happening. I’ve always been into it.
Honor has to say “please” and “thank you.” Manners are really important.
I loved my baby dolls when I was a kid. I used to pray with them and say good night to each and every one of them because I didn’t want their feelings to get hurt. I remember having that connection with my baby dolls.
I’ve been getting my makeup done professionally since I was 12, I’ve never found a brand that could create that glowing look and flawless finish we all want from beauty products with ingredients that were effective and safe. So I had to create it.
Your husband or your wife is the only person you can really choose to be your family and to have unconditional love with them.
I think the world is ready for people of color to take on more heroic and leading roles, and not always be the sidekick, the nemesis or any sort of stereotype of what a person of color can play typically in a Hollywood picture.