I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

The video for 'Whatever' is kind of a documentary in a way. It's showing that love can last. Not just in your early 20s or your late 30s, but in your 50s, 60s and 70s. There's an awful myth out there that when you get married, love and lovemaking fade. It's not true.

If a woman is happy, then your society is happy.

I love when I am around a veteran in [show] business. Because I can dig and ask questions, and find out the "who" and "what" of it all.

Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

Heartbreak was the impetus to me writing poems and music in the first place. Over the years, I had my heart broken so badly that if I didn't find a way to get all the pain out, I was going to lose my mind. I was crazy! Like, wanting to slash tires and smash car windows. Crazy! I was so hurt that I had to write.

I am a woman, I make mistakes. I make them often. God has given me a talent and that`s it.