My mother wasn't strong like my aunt. She was just very passive.

It's a dream realized to partner with Oprah and bring scripted programming to OWN. She has accomplished so much with the network, and I'm excited to work with her to be a part of its continued growth.

I get a lot of flack from critics that my comedies are all over the place, my dramas are all over the place, they're schizophrenic - as if I don't know that!

Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman.

If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary.

When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you, you turn back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward.

God has put me in a really good position where I can make the choices to walk away if something is not right, so that way I can keep my integrity.