I attribute my talent and my success to God, but I believe that the only way you can manifest what He has ordained for you is by being close to Him and by making it happen. But we have to stay close to Him in order to be an image of Him.

I would love to have the ability to see inside everyone's heart before I heard them speak or even saw their faces.

I think that's the most important thing: that we create dialogue.

I believe that whatever your religious preference, there has to be a commitment to family because everything really does start there.

It's hard to judge yourself. Each Essence cover represents a different special moment in my life. One is about keeping it sexy in my 40s, so I'm not mad about that either.

As long as the acting is good, I can appreciate it.

All of us have moments in our lives when we have to choose between what we know is right and what we feel obligated to do.