I think all any artist or person wants to do is grow spiritually, emotionally, professionally and mentally.

I've been around the world and I've had bras made in different places, and each time I'm experiencing the same troubles: the painful shoulders, the underwire cutting into my flesh.

My stepfather was a very nasty individual.

I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

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.

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.

I'm not interested in being commodified. I'm not into being sold. I'm not a slave.