I have a few caftans just for lounging purposes. When I want to feel free, it's the closest thing to feeling naked without being naked.

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

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.

When I got my success I became decadent for a while. This was 2003 to 2008. I fell for tiramisu really hard. I've become more moderate since, because African-Americans are prone to diabetes.

Sometimes I feel like a Buddhist and I need to chant; sometimes a Baptist and I need to holler and shout; and sometimes I need to be a Catholic and need to purge my sins and confess. It just depends on where I am.

I'm a girl who enjoys a great meal with great friends, so I'm not really that concerned about weight loss.

There are repercussions to everything, even advancement and success. And I think that the repercussions to my success was the loss of my marriage.