I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning. It was when I started to talk to people working out there, I began to find what I was looking for.
A lot of things have been said about me. People are going to talk, and that's a good thing; I want people to talk.
People gonna talk whether you doing bad or good.
I'm a big people watcher and a people talker. The beautiful thing about being an artist and a creative person is that you can get an idea from anywhere, and I'm always on the hunt for them.
If you've got time to waste, you might as well waste it listening to people.
As a pastor, I've spent 30 years talking to people and heard every kind of story imaginable.
You know, people make up a lot of different stories about a lot of different things.
In the dime stores and bus stations, people talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations, draw conclusions on the wall.
I think people are really talking about it. Having conversations about how to make change.
What I was actually trying to do in my early movies was show how people can meet other people and what they can do and what they can say to each other. That was the whole idea: two people getting acquainted.
I always tell people, 'Stop coming to me and telling what people are saying about me.' I don't care anymore. I always get the people that come to me and say, 'Girl, I just want to tell you... ' and I'm like, 'Nope.'
When I walk outside, people have something to say about it.
I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.
I can read in any book and newspaper about the city of Detroit, but I want to hear what the people in Detroit have to say about Detroit. My best education is actually talking to people.
Once you start talking to people, you find out there's a lot more wrestling fans than you think there are.
I've loved taking on roles that have a very universal message that lots of people can identify and relate to - and at the end of the day can get people talking.
