I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.

I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.

The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.

The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.

I had a teacher, he was 86 years old and his name was Luigi in New York City, and he said, 'Never stop moving. You get to reinvent yourself.' So you have to find ways to reinventing yourself. Especially today, because it's a whole different market - social media is so important.

You've got to make haste while it's still light of day. My godmother used to say, I don't want to rust out, I just want to work out. If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.

If we plant the right seeds, tomorrow will be better. If you put out good things, then you'll get good things back. That's part of our responsibility as entertainers.