I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It's universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I've learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is.

I have solid decent people around me, and I believe that is all it is, because you will get destroyed if you have people bringing you down.

I grew up in the theater, my mother is an actress, I was always around the world of acting and theater.

Quiet moments recharge me.

My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen as black in America. So that's how I regard myself.

You can't really compare people. That's one of the biggest lessons I've learned, because comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from being who you are.