Beauty seems to strike some people as a personal affront.
If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me
And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after.
It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange.
Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.
I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.
I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.
I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience.
To me, art is not a solitary delight. It is a means of stirring the greatest number of men by providing them with a privileged image of our common joys and woes.
I mean, the media and bloggers may say otherwise, but in reality I have a lot of fans because I'm the only celebrity that actually takes time out to call them and talk to them. I don't think a lot of celebrities do that.
Abu Ghraib, as bad as it was, can't be compared to what Saddam was doing to people.