Playing Etta James in the movie 'Cadillac Records' really changed me. It was a darker character, and I realized that if anything is too comfortable, I want to run from it. It's no fun being safe.

Baby it's you. You're the one I love. You're the one I need. You're the only one I see.

I know you want me back. It's time to face the facts. That I'm the one that's got away. Lord knows that it would take another place, another time, another world, another life. Thank God I found the good in goodbye.

The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads.

Destiny's Child will always be No.1 on my list.

Imperfections make you more beautiful.

I'm no longer afraid of conflict, and I don't think conflict is a bad thing.