Coretta Scott King was all about her pearl earrings. At one point, I'm wearing pearl earrings the size of golf balls. They're enormous! She was bold-she knew that she was the Jackie Kennedy of her community.

The great fear I've had to overcome is the fear of failure. It can be safer to stay in a comfort zone that's not stretching yourself.

The Hollywood culture is so invasive, and I definitely wanted to be near it eventually.

I come alive when I'm painting. I like to work in oils and acrylics, and the full sensory engagement and self-expression is very stimulating to me.

Musicals are finally kind of coming back to a degree, perhaps out of a sense of nostalgia.

Do not let your light be dimmed by anybody who doesn't appreciate the dream that you're trying to pursue.

Success for me will be where the body of work I've done afforded me the opportunity to be as good as I can be, and to explore myself and to see what I'm capable of.