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.

I am an actress first, a singer second.

It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn't be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off.

Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.

I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child.

I'm not a rock star, I'm a soft person.

I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face - or so I was told.