Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.

We are all just a work in progress.

When someone comes up to me and says, 'Mary, you helped save my marriage', or, 'Mary, you helped me get out of this abusive relationship', I'm in it, really in their lives. And I'm so passionate about my feelings, but also about showing people the way through theirs.

I like French fries; I like mashed. I love potatoes.

Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would believe in you, but the environment was so harsh, nobody wanted you to get out, you know?

I decided to start my own label because so many people with talent come to me wanting to know how they can get in the music business.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.