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.

One day, I just got up to read a poem and started singing. I looked around - the reaction was great. And I said, oh, boy. I like this.

One of the reasons my ex-husband and I broke up is that he stopped eating my food.

The highs, the lows, the peaks, the valleys, whatever, it's all going to go into the art, whether I'm singing or acting or whatever.

I'm a method actor as well as a method singer.

Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost.

I could float in the pool for hours, just letting the water carry me.