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" I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish. "

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" I really prefer the actual experience of being onstage and living the character from beginning to end with the energy of the audience. There's nothing that beats that feeling, and yet I really have trouble with the eight shows a week. "

" You would never expect a black woman to be the hero. "

" Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy. "

" The Alien is gross, scary. There is something in a human being that looks at them and sees it as a cockroach. You can never feel nurturing towards the cockroach. "

" Sometimes when you don't care, people are attracted to that. "

" I liked the fact that there were so many different representations of black women and black men in the movie. It wasn't like we all had the same agenda. "

" People make jokes about how black people are the first ones to be killed off. "

" When you're on a set it can be very tedious and slow. It's just not as big as when you see it on film. "

" I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role. "

" In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be the hero, so that was a tradition that started. "

" I come from the theater, and I've done a lot of character work in the theater, but Hollywood stuff in film and TV, they've been more leading lady/ingenue type roles. "

" I was working straight for nine months and I'm exhausted. I'm ready to relax for a little while and read. I don't want to work for work sake; I have to be excited about it. "

" To make a movie is very grueling at times. Long, long hours and cold weather. "

" I didn't get to see Predator until halfway through shooting. It was great to get an education while I was shooting because it made me excited to be part of this legacy. "

" I've never gotten any complaints about my headscarf from a man. You can be sexy with a head wrap! "

" When you have a play, you have to be on every night. "

" I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth. "

" I'll eventually go back to theater because the feeling of being on stage where you have the audience right there, you can't replace that with anything. "

" CGI is done after the film is done. It's through the computer. Most of the film is not computer-generated special effects. Most of it is that creature that is in the room with you. "

" My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress. "

" If you're in love and there's that chemistry, that's what it's all about. "

" As different as me and Sigourney look is as different as these two characters are. I'm not filling her shoes. I'm doing a part that has the same monsters, but it's a completely different movie. "

" Some of us just have to work harder to stay in the game. "