When somebody says to you the real USC is in L.A., tell them we were a school before they were a state.

When I was in high school, I read all of Neil Simon's plays.

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

One of the things that I'm dying to do is to sing the hook on a big rap song. No one's ever called me to do that.

Find something that makes you want to give and give and give 'til it hurts.

Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life.

It's hard to be married to me, and it was a lot harder when I was younger!