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"America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there."

"There's something almost adolescent about Whitman's paean to everything that was and remains good about America."

"I apologize to coalition forces and all the families, detainees, the families, America and all the soldiers."

"To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. On the box is a label, not of my own choosing."
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"I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives."

"People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves."

"When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth the fight."

"If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational."

"They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors."

"I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her."

"Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven."

"I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women."

"Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen."
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