Hiphop has remained in an infantile stage and has not been allowed to grow.

I've been in the game for 30 years and I came to represent.

We need realism to deal with reality.

It can always be transformed into an avenue of information.

We might be workers, but we are not happy go-lucky jungle bunnies.

And to turn it into rap wasn't too difficult besides just rhymin' the last words of each line.

That song is a story that shows how easily you could get slipped into being labeled as the bad guy, even though what you really trying to do is tell the bad guy to leave you alone.

Hiphop has remained in an infantile stage and has not been allowed to grow.

I think that Hiphop should be a pulpit for the people.

There is not enough high intellect to be catered to and when most people think of Hiphop they think of low intellect.

Nobody thought about having more money than you could ever spend.

I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial.

I was never a rah-rah person. I never sold drugs or did anything crazy.

Hiphop hasn't had stages of growth through its 30 years of existence.

You commit a felony, it does not matter who you are, you could be deported.

I think they will feel refreshed because I cater to a mature audience.

I never really went to any concerts that I wasn't in.

When I was little, I always used to like to tell stories cuz it was entertaining to people.

People think that I'm conceited, and I'm not a nice person.

It draws you in and creates pictures, so what I do is almost like a talking story book.

I love eggs fried over medium.

Without my Johnson trademark mop of yellow hair, I think I would be nothing.

When women are depressed they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. Its a whole different way of thinking.

I am a believer in the evolutionary process, and yet I have sympathy for the friends of mine who are creationists. I don't find the positions incompatible.

Going across the Tannai Desert was one of the spookiest experiences I've ever had. Not driving during the day; that was fine. And so we camped in an old sort of truck siding, I think. And the silence. The eerie silence and then a dingo howling, and it was just so spooky. I didn't sleep all night.

I don't do what I do to get nominated. I do what I do because I love it.

I definitely try to eat a healthy diet, but I am the first person to say I love unhealthy food. I would never tell you I don't. I love fried chicken or mac and cheese. Do I order them all the time when I'm out at restaurants? No, though I do have one splurge meal a week.

I like mash-ups, taking contemporary songs and making them old... old songs, making them new.

I've been blessed because every single role I've done has been an educated person. I've never done the stereotypical Latina, even though I have an accent - I've always been able to play educated people. That's a good thing!

Popularity is very inconsistent. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. It usually just comes in waves.

The way to embody love completely is to see and appreciate life just as it is, and not as you believe, fear, or desire it to be.

You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused.

No one I knew in Sydney was thinking about how they might come to America and become a movie star. That would be considered delusions of grandeur. My parents were supportive, though. They just told me to keep at it as long as I was having fun.

Learning Indian mannerisms, how to wear saris, and the language were a challenge.

I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film.

Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade.

How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child.

Dedication is not what others expect of you it is what you can give to others.

I write novels and other things.

I try to be a good daughter, as I believe in karma and feel that how you are with your parents is directly proportionate to what you receive in your life. I am a big oneness follower, and our gurus have told us that if you want to achieve external happiness, you need to be happy internally. And your inner circle is your family.

I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point.

I'm a very, very handsome man, and have had to come to terms with it... um, do I like the way I look? In the right light, and with a following wind.

Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot!

A nuclear power reactor is just a fancy way of boiling water.

The distance is nothing when one has a motive.