I'm really lucky, I have my performing career so I can continue to do personal appearances. Most actors have to do a film. But I thought I would wait until I found something I really liked.A lot of my friends feel that I'm wrong to wait. They say I should have done My Bodyguard, but I don't think so. I think I've been right.

I really don't think that Detroit was any different than New York of Boston or Philadelphia. Kids always wanted to listen to music outside because that's where they hung out with their friends.

My children come first and the career comes in around that.

My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches' but in fact, the Ross's were never raggedy.

It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.

I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.

I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.