I wish to you, joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love

I'm proud of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister, and a lover and a friend We're all God's children.

No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work.

I don't like it when they [media critics] see me as this little person who doesn't know what to do with herself -- like I have no idea what I want, like I'm just a puppet ... That's demeaning to me, because that ain't how it is, and it never was.

Nobody makes me do anything I don't want to do. It's my decision. So the biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy.

There can be miracles when you believe.

I'm an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me.