It's so important to forgive people for their wrongs in your own life because every bit of it was for a reason-it was to form the person that you are.

we didn't have much, but we had love.

I've been doing television for quite some time, so Oprah Winfrey and I thought it was a great idea to partner up. I am going to buy my own network and I thought it was a great opportunity for both of us. It's a win-win because I get the opportunity to give her what she needs, which is programming, and at the same time, I get to learn how to run a network.

I work three months really hard, nonstop, and then I take a month off. Then I do it all over again. I work hard but I give myself four breaks a year.

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.

It takes a week to do a sitcom in Hollywood. I do a show a day in my studio, three or four shows a week.

What excites me? Had you asked me that question a few years ago, the answer would’ve rolled right off my tongue. Today, I think it's moving and uplifting my audience. Having them get it and go with it. That excites me.