My way is the sensitive, emotional way, because that's who I am. A day doesn't go by where I don't sit and cry, listening to the stories. I try to be the clown and court jester and make people laugh.

Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food. Knowing what I now know, I'd turn to me.

If people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.

This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time

My parents always told me to be myself. I was always funny and silly as a kid. And I would always make them laugh. And they always told me to dream big and follow those dreams.

Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them.