My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.

My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.

I think, in some ways, Michael Jackson is out of touch with reality, and I don't think he has people around him who can say, Michael, can't do this. Michael, you can't do that. Michael, you can't say this. You know, I think he has been so big for so long that he can do whatever he wants to do.

And I always found that the harder I worked, the better my luck was, because I was prepared for that.

My uncle was a hero, Lewis Roundtree. He was not even related to me really, but he was always called my uncle. He was like a father to me. I was closer to him than I was my father.

You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.

I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.