Paula Patton

I've always loved movies and loved the idea of playing make-believe. That was my favorite game, growing up as a child, was make-believe, and to be able to do it as an adult is awesome.

I'm not in a mood to fight for things. I feel excited about my career, and I really feel like anything's possible and within my reach.

For me, anything that you take on, you want to be challenged. That's what makes the job exciting.

What I love most is the art, is making art, acting and being on set, and being a part of the process of making a movie.

I like the idea of bringing people together and making great entertainment.

I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.

As a little girl I always dreamed of having a cosmetics contract, which was the cherry on top of 'making it' in my opinion.

Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.

I love cola.

If you have the capacity to love, you have the capacity to love anyone.

In my own life, there's no amount of success or money that's more important than your child being healthy and happy. There's nothing that can put a band-aid on that.

The older I get, the more I'm surprised with life. Things don't end up the way you think they will.