I love theater. To have the people onstage right there, to be working in concert with other artists, this is a like a school of fish moving together.

What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.

As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.

Things have a way of moving to the left, and then they move back to the right before somebody finds themselves in the center. That seems to be the nature of the creative world. It's not stagnant. I don't get upset about it.

How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being?

I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions as well.