I am used to being on tours with people who are fantastic performers and I respect them and I love their music. But the bottom line is they got the vision for what we are trying to do.

It's not necessarily what a family is typically supposed to look like. But it is what it is. It's about a connection and bond that everyone can identify with.

When I'm wearing too-high heels and swaying my hips, I do that Sharon Stone kind of thing - she has the sexiest walk, a New York cool thing that throws you back.

New Jersey is a great place to live. And we have given some of the best talent to the world, from Jack Nicholson, John Travolta, to Jerry Lewis to Bon Jovi to Frank Sinatra.

So often, you don't get that opportunity. You only go over everything once and, the next thing you know, you're on set.

Life's not about sitting at home in front of the TV waiting for your life to begin. Get out there and take some chances.

I enjoy just being me. I don't need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.