People say, 'Well don't you regret not having kids?' And I go, 'No, not really.' And then if they keep asking, I always say this, 'Well, you know, maybe I'll adopt.' But I don't mean that. It's just something I say to make me sound like a nicer person.

A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.

Once you start making money, you can be an ass. But I am not an ass. I'm too lazy, that takes a lot of energy.

We never hid anything from the kids. I feel whole again, I really do. I've told them, 'Mommy's boo-boo is much better now.'

Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't give a damn. You tell them, 'Hey, I just got back from the motherland.' "They're like, 'Where'd you go - Detroit? Did you see The Temptations?'

The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'

If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.