Actress Quotes

I feel like there is just as much violent programming in other countries and there is not the same incidence of factors. I think there are other factors contributing to violence in this country and not the media.

I do like to hang out in the corner and keep my eye on the party, or be outside in a smaller group.

I am pretty much a sucker any really bad reality television.

I am ashamed to admit I watch a lot of reality shows like The Osbournes and The Bachelor.

Especially when you play a character for so many years, the character ends up reflecting a lot of who you are and I think I've changed a lot since then, but that represented a lot of who I was as a teenager.

But I just wonder what it would be like to be able to go places without people recognizing me.

A good place to start initially would be school plays.

I'd like to do more stuff with less sarcasm.

To me, at forty-four years old, my book was a search for truth and identity.

Thank God I have four sons. The mother/daughter relationship is one of mankind's great mysteries, and for womankind, it can be hellaciously complicated. My mother and I are quintessential examples of the rewards and frustrations, and the joys and infuriations it can yield.

My life was a mystery even as I lived it.

Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training.

I grew up in a dysfunctional family.

My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the usual share of divorce, step-children, dysfunction, and obfuscation. I've spent most of my adult life attempting to deconstruct that history and separat

Don't like small talk, love rainy days.

You cheat yourself when you don't do what it is you're supposed to do. You have an obligation to learn everything that you can.

When I get on a plane these days, I go first class.

We've got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.

There's always something we can complain about. We're all one. Things could always be better, but things could always be worse.

The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their own environment.

The Lord put me on television to do these things I want to do in the community. And He knew I had a lot to learn. That's why I've been on TV 16 years - not because I'm the greatest actress, but because I need the money.

Science of mind teaches you how to realize how much control you have over your own life. It teaches you that we have the ability to change our lives at any point we choose.

Nothing is out of our realm, because it has nothing to do with color. As black people, we're not different from anyone else, other than the exterior.

Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it stays alive.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

I'll tell you, I'm loving everything Betty White's doing. She's 90!

I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come

I never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. I fell in love with my children as they got older.

I mean, if cans can be recycled, why not spirits?

I grew up weird - very sensitive and highly inhibited. I felt like I was born in the wrong time zone to the wrong people at the wrong place.