You can,t make yourself happy by causing other peoples misery -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys

Forgiveness is giving up the hope of what happened to you from being different.

There was our house in New Orleans. Two blocks in front of us were these beautiful mansions and two blocks behind us were the ghetto, projects, and that's where I had to go to school, but I would always pattern my life looking forward. It was almost literal.

I've always wanted to work with Blair, and finally the timing was right. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I think he's a hugely underrated actor in Hollywood.

Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.

Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".

I have this huge, huge fan base of people who've never seen a Broadway show, but I think it's a great introduction to what Broadway is because my shows are not that. I think that if you're getting people to go to theater then somebody should be celebrating that.