I have a drum set in my dressing room. I play drums to relax and have some fun.

I like to keep some coloring tools around to draw vistas.

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

I try to only commit myself to things that I think I can accomplish and commit myself to 100 percent. I try not to bite off more than I can chew.

I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do?

When I was growing up, there were so many musicals you could watch. I like the fantasy of musicals and I love music.

To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.