I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.

If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery.

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.

A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I'm just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.

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

It seems like I don't have a lot of time for all the things I need to do. I'm spreading myself fairly thin. I have responsibilities to my children. I have a big staff that works for me. And when you have a staff, and I'm sure you know this, you're always concerned with everybody's life all the time.

If I do an interview, then I take full responsibility. I figure I'm not going to talk to anyone that I think is unethical anyway.