The deeper I go into myself, the stronger I become, because I realize that my real self is much bigger than any fear.

Find your star and throw it up to heaven. You still have it, don't you?

I can tell you there are rewards that go far beyond money and public acclaim and awards.

I never have felt that people should feel that they are better than others, simply because they just happen to possess a larger share of material items and monetary wealth than others less fortunate. I believe in sharing, assisting, and just lending a helping hand to people.

I think secretly and privately there is a destiny for me and just for me to stay on that track and follow it. I really believe and feel I am here for a reason and that's my job, you know, to perform for the people and if they accept it that I am rewarded.

If - and it can be in a movie or in a department store - I hear someone arguing with their child, I break down and cry. Because it reflects how I was treated when I was little.

My mother is fine. For me it perfection.