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I am different than some people would like me to be. I just don't buy into that the personal can be political.

I've never been interested in self-promotion and that side of politics; and if that means people judge that you're less prominent than others, that's a choice I've been willing to make.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.

I like to think that I'm a populist entertainer, but I'm a little bit idiosyncratic, and sometimes the networks wouldn't really roll with that.

I don't consider myself specifically political, you know? I think of working as an actor as being a human thing. The concerns I have that fall into politics are human concerns.

In my work as an actress and an activist, I've spent many years working with low income communities and people of color who don't always have a voice in our political process.

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?

Just like Tim Robbins is very political - and obviously, Arnold Schwarzenegger must be - I want to be able to have this public personality that's considered authoritative.

I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life.