You can't be from Montgomery, Alabama, and not have a background in the church. It's at the core of who we are as a people.

You never write a speech in advance because if you don't get to use it, you'll be heartbroken.

My job as an artist is to present the material. My job as a woman is to receive from it what I need.

I have experienced loss in my life, but the thing that brings you back is your faith.

You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow.

I'm starstruck everyday. The day I'm not starstruck, I'll have to retire.

I was not a Girl Scout, but I try to be very prepared. I triple-Spanx!