"The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive."

"Even actresses that you really admire, like Reese Witherspoon, you think, 'Another romantic comedy?' You see her in something like 'Walk the Line' and think, 'God, you're so great!' And then you think, 'Why is she doing these stupid romantic comedies?' But of course, it's for money and status."

"I don't eat red meat, but sometimes a man needs a steak."

"Sometimes when things you love get really commercial, you end up feeling betrayed by it."

"I like being in kids' movies, and I like being in family movies."

"My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel."

"Whole communities are growing up without fathers or male role models. Bringing up a family in the best of circumstances is not easy. To try to do it by placing the entire burden on women - 91% of single-parent families in Britain are headed by the mother, according to census data - is practically absurd and morally indefensible."

"I'm going to let people know that it's cool to have a child and be young and still be a good mom. It's really tough, but I'm doing it."