Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.

Hair has always been important.

My problem is that people have been writing books about me.A lot of things that people write about you are incorrect, but you don't fight about it.

I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.

I just think Josephine Baker life story needs to be done. I think she was an extraordinary woman. To see someone who was basically a showgirl have the kind of lifestyle she had was extraordinary. I really think she made her own lifestyle.

I lived on the north side of Detroit. Right down the street from me there was a young man by the name of Smokey Robinson. I was very proud to live down the street from him because he was our only celebrity in town. He was singing with the Miracles.

I always wanted to be a fashion designer and I learned costume illustration in high school. That was an incredible high school. It was more like a college. I'm moving more in that direction, just kind of merchandising my name.