A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.

I tell people, if you're thinking about suicide, all that stuff I've attempted and thought about it. If you think about it, life gets better. The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.

You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I'm putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don't feel like it's dressing in drag.

I haven't had a worst business decision, because I believe all things work together for good.

When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth.

The important thing for me is, and what I'd like people to know is that, one particular genre does not make it whole. There are many, many different genres and if you ever gave it an opportunity open mindedly, I think you'd find some pretty interesting things there.

Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive.