I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.

For some reason, my main movie, Lady Sings the Blues, to me really isn't me. I really can let go of Diana Ross when I see the movie. I'm really objective when I'm watching it. I liked that movie so much. That movie was like magic so that when I'm looking at it I'm really not seeing myself, I'm seeing the actress. I'm seeing another person, not the me of me.

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.

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

You can have a lot of New York and still see what's going on in the rest of the world, I think - like in China.

I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.

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