When you get a jean for a larger girl, you have to have them tailored for you. Tailoring is indeed everything.

I was once making a burger for myself at my boyfriend's house and a lyric started pouring out and I had to catch it, so I ran to another room to write it down, but then the kitchen caught fire. His cabinets were charred, and he was furious. But it was worth it for a song.

There are black marriages that are still going strong 40 years later. You hear so many myths that there aren't any people making it, but there are. As long as there are some, there's hope.

I like a man who smells good. Puts on cologne; lotions his body. It keeps me wanting. I like feeling that way.

As slavery died for the greater good of America, and the movement for equality sputtered to life, the white woman was on the cover of every American magazine. She was the dazzling jewel on every movie screen, the glory of every commercial and television show.

You owe it to yourself to live beautifully. And I am.

I defy any woman who is pregnant and trying to concentrate really hard not to feel distracted.