She still talks to me now, only now she talks to me in my dreams. And I can't wait to go to sleep tonight because we have a lot to talk about. I love you.

Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you, Ray Charles, for living.

I am a comedian and you guys know whatever I say, I don't mean any of it.

I would say my grandmother would be like my personal god.

Actually, music gave me the support when I needed it. I would never have gone to college unless I'd gotten a piano scholarship. And now I'm so glad I got to learn to play the cello, which is a different experience, you're flexing a different muscle, but it's beautiful because it is music.

It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not, people are ready to write you off. I think the only ones who are really winning are people like Will Smith. People go, 'Oh, it's Will Smith. I've got to see him, whatever he's in.'

I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for Ray, I was just thinking about what a great project it would be.