We are bred to compare ourselves to the next person, to what they have and what they have accomplished.

I used to be married to a pastor, and I had a church for two years. Pastors are just men, too, with a different job description than others. We're all called to bear one another's burdens. We're all called to pray for the sick. They do it on a larger scale, but they're just a man. A lot of women don't think that. Trust me. I know.

I don't have a desire to do reality. Because my truth is not what people are responding to. My truth is funny; I laugh with my husband every day.

The most valuable insight on choosing whom to love is to be honest with yourself about the man standing before you.

The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.

I decided to become an actor at five. I saw the most gorgeous woman that I had ever seen in my five years of living on television. She had on a long, red dress and her eyelashes looked like butterflies and I said, "Grandmamma, who is that?" She said, "Baby, that's Lola Falana." I said, "That's it right there. I want to be black, fabulous, and on TV."

If you make your best friend and your significant other the same person, you don't have to disconnect to go tell your girlfriend everything.