Aisha Tyler

“I remember leaving the first 'Matrix' movie feeling completely radicalized, completely changed. I think we all, from our ordinary lives, like to think about putting ourselves into these extraordinary situations and wonder how we'd respond.”

“It's a thrill to star with such great actors like Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston, and Garrett Hedlund.”

“Not only was I the only black kid and the only poor kid, but my parents were transcendental meditation devotees, and I live in an ashram for a good portion of my childhood.”

“Sunday is like this entertainment scrum for me, because I've only got a day, one day of fun. So I want to have brunch, and I want to see a movie, and I want to watch 'Game of Thrones,' and I'm trying to watch 'The Sopranos' from the beginning, and I want to play four hours of video games. So, it's, like, as regimented as my work life.”

“I believe in hard work. I think that everything flows out of that.”

“I can't say that there's been some big change during my career where all of a sudden everything's totally colorblind.”

“I don't think of myself as a role model, but I do feel like, for women out there who are trying to figure out who they are, the most important choice to make is to live a life that's true to who you are inside. And let your ideas and your heart and your mind drive your fashion choices.”

“Every culture is very important. Dartmouth has always been dedicated to diversity of culture.”

“I try to do more intelligent roles, unusual roles, and stronger women, and that's helped me a little bit with my casting opportunities.”

“I am absolutely a Giants fan and I'm a Dynasty baby so I was a 49ers fan for a long time.”

“It's always been the genres that fascinated me. I think great action movies and great thrillers are transformative.”

“I'm surrounded by geniuses, which is really not good for my own personal self-esteem!”

“One thing about creativity is, when you feel confident and respected, you're more likely to pitch more interesting stuff because you're not as precious with it. You feel like, 'This is going to land, and I'm going to be supported in this.'”

“I have a lot of good girlfriends that I really love, but you know, most of my close friends are men.”

“Marriage is a mystery, and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish.”

“I'm sure you can imagine it's pretty frustrating to have people talking about your private life who don't know anything about it.”

“I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to 'Talk Soup,' where I was writing and performing for TV.”

“You know, it's about getting out there and having a good time. Not about worrying - all these young books for women are like I'm 29 with a closet full of Prada shoes and I can't get a date. Come on.”

“I might not agree with myself in a year.”

“I am constantly re-evaluating my goals and trying to strike items from my to-do list that aren't critical.”