I wasn't supported, I wasn't given any self-esteem.

Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.

. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there's always a positive to a negative.

I only began to sing because I couldn't get a job as an actress.

I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.

Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don't.

When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn't pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.