I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on it.

We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.

Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.

My journey continues, because I've, you know, conquered a lot. And I know how to conquer the rest.

I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves, they will see anything that pops up on their face. I've seen squirrels, I've seen a bird, and I've seen all kinds of animals on my face. But that is the result of self-hate. I've learned to say: 'You know what? I am a beautiful black woman'.

I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for.

Larry David makes me laugh.