I Won Once [an Oscar]. So It

[on Writing To Alice Walker, Author Of The Color Purple:] I Told Her I Would Play A Venetian Blind, Dirt On The Floor, Anything.

When I Was Nine Years Old, Star Trek Came On, I Looked At It And I Went Screaming Through The House, 'come Here, Mum, Everybody, Come Quick, Come Quick, There's A Black Lady On Television And She Ain't No Maid!' I Knew Right Then And There I Could Be Anything I Wanted To Be.

In The Dark Times, If You Have Something To Hold On To, Which Is Yourself, You'll Survive.

I've Learned To Take Time For Myself And To Treat Myself With A Great Deal Of Love And Respect, Because I Like Me.. I Think I'm Kind Of Cool.

If You Can Handle The Fact That People Are Going To Be Mad At You When You Do What You Think Is Right, You'll Be Alright.