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

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.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

Dave Chappelle asked me to come do his show. I read the script, and I said, 'Has he lost his mind?'

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.

As soon as I finish one thing, there's always something else on the horizon I want to do. I don't have any intention of retiring from anything.

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