I don't have pet peeves; I have whole kennels of irritation.
When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks feel like little nudges.
I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies.
There are roles I am never considered for. Meryl Streep roles, let's say. Why not? I really wanted to do 'Ironweed,' for example, because the depression era in this country was one of the best for multiracial people, because everybody was poor. Everybody lived in the tents, and under buildings, and under gratings, together.
Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was acting in front of Steven Spielberg, was pretty cool. It was pretty good.
Most of all, I dislike this idea nowadays that if you're a black person in America, then you must be called African-American. Listen, I've visited Africa, and I've got news for everyone: I'm not an African.
Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.
