Just because you become a mother, it doesn't mean you lose who you are.

Being pregnant was very much like falling in love. You are so open. You are so overjoyed. There's no words that can express having a baby growing inside of you so, of course, you want to scream it out and tell everyone.

I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself.

Thank God for my computer. Sometimes when there is no one to talk to, I talk aloud so that I can get all my thoughts out and try to figure out the issues that I'm having and try, I'm trying to find the answers.

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.

Beauty fades. Your spirit is forever.

I love the Backstreet Boys! I think they're very talented and I think their harmony is wonderful.