We're not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.

I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.

Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn't forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.

My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.

I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.

I like working until the morning, so I can see the day and then I like to go to sleep and then get up before sunset. But I love the energy of the morning.

I don't like people who hide things.