Seriously, in America there are more big, curvy girls than there are little girls, and men love us, too.

I just think it's silly to be stingy with compliments. If you see someone and they strike you as beautiful in any way, why not let them know?

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.

I was reared in a Jehovah's Witness household. I was taught that every man should be judged by his deeds and not his color, and I firmly stand where my grandmother left me.

Everybody is supposed to be a part of their own community.

My earliest influence was Quincy Jones. I thought 'The Wiz' soundtrack was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. It was my first record and you had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell and Diana Ross on it. I even took it to show and tell in third grade!

A nutritionist has told me to have very little butter and very little spices, but I can't live like that.