In so many areas, when you think about it, you never really see an actor cross over to music. It always music to acting and it's receivable because when music gives a form of entertainment of art to where it's very personable, it's a passion, it's an intimate type of art to when you hear it, it's them.

I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me, I guess.

I take my spoken-word stuff extremely seriously because I feel like that's true writing, true lyricism.

To me, a forever love is a bond that can't be broken.

A lot of people don't know the first time I was ever on national television I was a 'Soul Train' dancer.

I am always the first to say that fame and entertainment is one of the best and easiest occupations to ever have, but one must know how to navigate through the matrix or you may find yourself in a very dark hole.

I think my kids give mommy more attention than they give me.