There's A Place In Me That Can

When A Young Woman Tells Me That She Wants To Become And Actor, I Say, 'no, Be A Writer. Or Go To Business School And Learn How To Run A Studio.' The Only Real Change Will Come From Behind The Scenes.

I Want To Do Roles That Are Fun And Challenging And I Want To Try Different Things. I Don't Want To Keep Doing Monster's Ball Over And Over And Over Again. I Want To Keep Doing My Career The Way That I Was Doing It Before I Won The Oscar.

I Think It's Always Best To Be Who You Are.

Being A Black Woman, I've Often Felt I've Been Judged By My Sex And My Race, And I Have Always Known That It Shouldn't Hamper Me.

I Spent A Lot Of Time With A Crown On My Head.