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I've been approached to do reality shows, but even though the fees are very, very attractive, I always say no because money should never be your motivation.

I'm trying all kinds of crazy stuff at house shows just for my own amusement and to see what the people are gonna do.

You know, I feel sorry for the kids on television shows like 'Pop Idol.' They can never be prepared for the kind of pressure fame brings and don't have the confidence or knowledge of their ability to survive the darker periods.

In the '80s, it was difficult and frustrating to appear in the theater and TV again, even though I had some successful shows and hit records. Now, I have to say, the '90s are the best decade of my life. I've done the best work and, in a funny way, I'm enjoying the most success... more than in the '70s.

During the off-season I like to travel, go places and learn different cultures. But during the season it's a lot of shows, movies and sleep.

I watch all the shows. From 'Breaking Bad' to 'Game of Thrones.' 'Scandal' and 'True Detective.'

It's the maddest thing, watching old shows, like getting your family album out and flicking through.

From an early age, my initiative took many forms - teaching myself magic so I could do magic shows, buying wholesale goods and then selling them to other kids, learning many languages.

My sister, myself, and my cousins would put on shows for our parents and charge them to come and watch, apparently. That's what I'm told. My parents said I knew how to milk it.

I will think of doing television only when I'll be looking forward to doing reality shows.

So often, I think shows get into these grooves where they know the characters hit, and they just write for it over and over and over again.

Doing studio shows... you don't get the details of the league.

I'm a dancer and when I walk off stage there isn't a dry spot on me. This means my hair has to be put up again between shows. I have to make up and dress all over again.

It... does... not... have... to... be... pointed out all the time. Like, 'Isn't it great that you're black, and you're a woman?' Isn't it great that the show's good? I would just love for it not to be a thing - for it just to be, like, super norm.

It's ridiculous that we let broadcast and cable shows compete against each other at the Emmys. They are not the same animal.

Giving back to those who are less fortunate shows great character and is the right thing to do.

I love New York audiences, because they're used to going to shows, and you really notice it. They laugh and applaud and do all the things that you want an audience to do.

Even before I was working off-Broadway, there were lots of different TV shows that I would actually say 'no' to, and my agents would be like, 'Are you crazy?' but they stuck with me because they know the kind of things that excite me.

I want people to know that I appreciate every piece of music they buy and every concert ticket because that's what keeps this going. Knowing that people are coming to the shows and enjoying my music makes every long day worth it.

I'm getting to do, like, 11 stadium shows with Kenny Chesney... seriously - that's bucket list.

One of the major complaints for long-running shows is that they become mundane.