We're gonna do it like George Foreman. We're gonna name all of our kids Mariah no matter if they're boys or girls. Mariah No. 1, Boy Mariah, Man Mariah, Tall Mariah. It's gonna be a house full of people named Mariah.

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

The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just get in there and perfect your craft.

Saturday morning, you knew what was cool by what was on 'Soul Train.'

Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think.

People are looking for something new at the end of the day, and I think when people can do something new and unique to get people's attention, that's what is needed. There's so many people that follow the trend, and then it gets to a point where it gets a little stale. So, in music, I mean, whoever's the new trendsetter, that's who people follow.

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