I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white [her father Jerome is black]. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.

I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.

In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!

Secretly part of me has always wanted to try cocaine, but I just couldn't imagine sniffing anything up my nose. It seems like that would hurt.

The worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date.

When my husband wears this kind of oil, I'm like a puppy.

I think it's always best to be who you are.

I carried my Oscar to bed with me. My first and only three-way happened that night.

I donÕt think about the physicality of roles. I get the gig and itÕs like, ÔOh, now what do I have to do in this one.' I approach the role as to the character, how do I respond to it. . . with Gothika, I really didnÕt think through of all the physical things I had to do. Running around without shoes. All the jumping. The fighting. That was all the afterthought.

It was draining at the end of the day, but on some other level, it was also lethargic. Although physically, it was exhausting and tiring -- my back would hurt, my arms would hurt, my feet would be raw from running through all the dust, there was still something about it that felt good. At the end of the day, I felt good. I got a lot of stuff out of me that was built up in little corners of myself, and that was good at the same time.