There are a lot of difficulties with people trying to conceive.

For a writer it's a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.

Everything starts with writing. I heard Nikki Giovanni and was blown away. I just thought 'wow'; she was writing from a black girl's perspective, and the imagery was so vivid that I started doing spoken word.

Balancing is hard. I've lost roles that I really wanted because I had set up a tour. I cancelled tours to do roles before. But I have to find the time to make that up to my audience. I made a commitment to them.

Don't stop dreaming just because you had a nightmare.

When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.

I'm a world-class people watcher. I like to watch people's body movements, their expressions. It says so much about them.