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It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

Although I know it's unfair I reveal myself one mask at a time.

I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself.

I have such freedom when I'm living through a mask, and by contrast, can feel very exposed when a camera is capturing my real face. Kind of like the difference between walking out your front door in a sweater and jeans or in a Speedo.

Because the mask is your face, the face is a mask, so I'm thinking of the face as a mask because of the way I see faces is coming from an African vision of the mask which is the thing that we carry around with us, it is our presentation, it's our front, it's our face.

A woman who hides behind a mask of makeup is still going to have to take it off at some point... and deal with reality.

You learn to rely on a few basic movements and use your voice to the greatest extent possible to convey your emotions. So there was a technical challenge there and a responsibility to create a character from behind the mask.

I didn't get why I was wearing a mask. But I understand it now - why my dad would want our face to be covered.

People think stars never have any problems or cares. That's bull. Why would we show any more than one mask to the public. There's a whole lotta things I've done that I don't want to think about. But I bring it all right out when I need it for a role.

Makeup is not a mask that covers up your beauty; it's a weapon that helps you express who you are from the inside.