Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.

He was committed and generous. Slowly, he won me over. He was very respectful of me as a woman and an actress.

Your unwavering support for the Violence Against Women Act on behalf of the victims of these crimes has made an enormous difference, Senators Specter and Biden, ... Your courageous efforts to take on these terrible crimes have put trained police officers in communities that need them.

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.