I have just as much woman in me as I have man. It's just a matter of channeling the energy into which way you use it.

My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was the touring pianist with Nat King Cole. My family was an explosive mixture of politics, religion and music - no wonder I turned out how I did.

My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.

I hate prescription drugs! They don't tell you everything that is in them.

If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.

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.

I don't take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt... I hate them.