This is such a pivotal moment in my life! I'm transitioning as a woman, and I'm finally able to express myself as I am.

The Pink Panther is legendary, but a lot of people my age haven't ever seen the original. So, I think it's great to bring it back for my generation, and to expose them to where that theme song which still sounds so modern and that legendary image of a pink cat came from. It's great to be a part of that, because it's history.

Imperfections make you more beautiful.

I think people have an idea in their heads about entertainers[and] celebrities. I think they feel like their lives are so perfect, and it's really hard to go through painful experiences when you are in the public eye because it's hard to have closure.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

Make sure you have your own life before becoming someone's wife ~spoken to Oprah in an interview

I grew up upper-class. Private school, my dad had a Jaguar. We're African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like the Jacksons. But I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad situation.