Chocolate is what I love. I have it every day.

Gaining control over your health and well-being is one of those times in your life that you get to be completely selfish and not feel bad about it. If you want to meet your goals, you have to make it about you. You have to make it work for you and you alone. Anything less is a setup for failure.

If you're asking yourself why I have this success and you don't, don't be angry with me-stop and ask yourself what your issues are that are holding you back.

I like to have songs with me that have substance. That's missing from a lot of today's music. You might hear a song with a catchy beat, but what's it about? It's not empowering or helping anyone.

My grandmother always taught me, 'If you don't have a home, family, and church, you don't have anything.

When you hear my music and you feel the emotion, it's real. When you see me in a film and you see a tear, it's real.

I hope that when I'm 80 years old, people will still be talking about my wedding.