There is one thing about knowing history, and another in recreating it.

I have always been very family-oriented. I came from a dysfunctional, broken family growing up, and it's probably instilled in me the need and the want to have a strong family and a great foundation. So I think that is something that I naturally gravitate toward.

If you go through life and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.

Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.

People who are overweight face discrimination. African-Americans face discrimination. Women face discrimination and sexism. So I don't have the luxury of not being tolerant of anyone.

It is important to learn as much as you can about the person and then throw it all away so that you're not in any way doing some sort of mimicry.

The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about time that we extend that to all Americans, whether straight, gay, purple, green, black, brown.