“Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kid...” — Marcia Gay Harden Quote

“Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.”

“I'm fortunate to have a team of people who help me. I've got an assistant, an office manager, a nanny - she's not full-time, but she's there when I need her.”

“The trophy wife must be in her 20s to earn the title 'trophy wife.'”

“I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.”

“Shakespeare set a lot of his dramas in a historical perspective or war perspective, or he would study what was going on at that time.”

“Whether you win or not, the night the Oscars are over, the curtain goes down and you go back to the grind. Period.”

“Students of color who attended integrated schools in the decades immediately following Brown were more likely to graduate high school, go to college, earn higher wages, live healthier lifestyles, and not have a criminal record than their peers in segregated schools.”

“My Aunt Eloise Uggams was my first inspiration. She performed on Broadway, and when I was 10 years old, I saw her in 'Porgy and Bess,' the first Broadway show I ever attended.”

“I think it's really exciting for me to see Brandi branch out. Because when you look her up and see her pictures online and see that she was this bikini model, it doesn't tell you that she's got a degree from the University of Michigan or that she attended the master's program and the University of Miami.”

“Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.”

“When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent.”