Movies are movies: they take you back in time, and how it still is for some

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

Sometimes in a restaurant you'll see a lady dressed very nice, she picks up a menu or something... a little fan is always a little bit nice.

I never close a door on any other religion. Most of the time, some part of it makes sense to me. I don't believe everyone has to chant just because I chant. I believe all religion is about touching something inside of yourself.

In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart.