Phylicia Rashad

There's all kinds of mothers, so to use the label 'mother' and to think you really understood all that a human being is because she's a mother, is a mistake.

We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in an election? Oh! Okay! Does that make sense?

There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

Before I die, I will preach to the Muslims in the Arab world. I will preach in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. I will preach in Tehran. I will do it under the umbrella of God. And see its impact.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.