If you just want to be a star, go away..

I'm in the moment. I'm always in the moment of life..

I don't have any beauty shop memories. I remember the barber shop..

You have to be a star to be in this business..

I sang in church at 5. When I saw the reaction, I knew what I wanted to do with my life..

A diva is someone who pretends to know who she is and looks fabulous doing it..

You can't wake up looking for the recession..

Whoopi and I have been friends ever since she claimed she couldn't sing on the set of Sister Act..

Sometimes I think I take on a lot of work but that's me..

You think you can go into all those auditions not knowing who you are? The work came after I found my sense of self - when I wasn't so manic and desp….

You are a black goddess when you come out the salon..

You never know when you start a project just how good it can be..

If you can find something you love, go for it everyday of your life, and it would be really good to you..

I still go to a salon where a gal does my hair, and I don't know if it's because I'm a celebrity but by the time I leave there, we are eating chicken….

But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva's heart is open, and she's ready to play by her own rules - rules that are gentle and kind..

I want to co-produce again..

It's important to be alive in those moment, especially when you're doing something you love to do..

Love yourself, so that love will not be a stranger when it comes.

The elevator to success is broken, take the stairs..

You can have anything you want.

You are a GODDESS when you leave the salon.