As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war ... You have to learn when to let go. And that's not easy.

My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.

Clark Terry is an American Master. I love to listen to him, particularly 'Mumbles.' I was so delighted when we received degrees together, along with Edward Kennedy, at the New England Conservatory in 1997.

You're a no good heartbreaker, you're a liar, and you're a cheat. I don't know why I let you do these things to me.

Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.

Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.