"You think you know what love is - until you have a child and discover that unconditional mother love."

"There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog."

"My style has evolved in a nice way, but everyone has bad moments."

"I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair."

"While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress."

"Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother."

"I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think."

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

"You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about."

"What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on."

"If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money."

"I'm not sad at all about turning 40."

"I'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen."

"I'm learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession."

"I'd like to be able to use Storm's powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We could do with it."

"I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art."

"I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that."

"I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters."

"Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism."

"And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today."

"After all, everybody has secrets and there are some things that nobody knows about you but only you, right?"

"I wish all men were like dogs."

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

"I'm done with men... I'm going to be alone. I have no luck with relationships. I don't think I'm made for marriage."