It's tricky with monologues, and I never like to use that word. Like I told the actors, you are talking to somebody; there is no such thing as a monologue.

You never know how you're going to affect people.

Money doesn't buy happiness. Some people say it's a heck of a down payment, though.

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.

I remember my mother and father arguing about light bulbs because my father thought he could save money by putting 25-watt bulbs instead of 60-watt bulbs and my mother was trying to explain to him that her children needed to learn to read so that they could go to college. He couldn't see that.

For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others.

The lessons I learned in Sunday School have kept me on track