The worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it.

Every seven years, I sit down and make a whole new plan.

I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good.

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.

lots of women buy just as many wigs and makeup things as I do ... They just don't wear them all at the same time.

We can't all be stars; we can't all be leaders. We are all God's creatures, living life, and we have that God light in us and we're supposed to let it shine. And not everybody wants to be like me and stick their neck out to get up on stage and perform. There are those like me, but there are also those that are of a shyer nature. And they're smarter than most of us that are out there showing our asses.

One of the things I'm real proud of is I just made a deal with 20th Century Fox, and I've got my own production company now. I'm developing some television and movies for other people because I have a lot of fresh new ideas. To write is what I love the most.