You do learn from what you've done in the past.

I'll be honest with you: love is not always what we think it is. It is a roller coaster ride going through this, and it's beautiful at the same time.

I think life is a learning lesson within itself. I think you should take the best out of everything that you see and that you encounter and make the best of it.

I can't say it's not painful being estranged from most of my family. I wish it could be otherwise.

When you do the first season, you're putting your life out there and you're kind of hesitant about it, and then by the time you get around to the second season, you don't care. It's like, "This is who I am - like it, accept it, or don't." There are so many misconceptions that now they can see who I am.

Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.

I love songs that people can dance to and enjoy at the same time.