We've got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.

I never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. I fell in love with my children as they got older.

The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their own environment.

I'll tell you, I'm loving everything Betty White's doing. She's 90!

Everything must change and you do what you can with the changes that are made. You can't stop it. You can't fight it. Everybody tries to go back to yesterday, but you can't go back to yesterday. The only time there is, is now.

Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it stays alive.

After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.