Lisa Bonet

“I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.”

“My mother, brave woman, lost her whole family when she decided to marry a black man in the '60s. When the marriage fell apart, she had to come back to her family.”

“A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.”

“I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up.”

“Both of my parents would say they were atheists, so where I inherited my connection to God I don't know. But it's natural. No Bible, no Torah, just the love religion.”

“We're getting ready to take over the world. My group of girlfriends - we're renegades.”