I face every project the same way - do it right and give 110%. 100% isn't good enough.

My older sister Nikki went to Hampton music school in Virginia, then to another school later in New York.

My driving force is spirituality.

I'm not the classic type - fair skin, very beautiful women of a classic type, I'm talking about now.

I've played piano and guitar when I was younger.

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

Watched Star Wars in 77 and that's when I got into watching films. I was just blown away by it.

So many comics have such low self-esteem.

Singing was the big focus and outlet for me.

I got an early education from television.

If you're going to do something, make it right and make it as good as you can. Don't waste anybody's time, especially your own.

I suddenly asked my master Caeiro, “Are you at peace with yourself?” and he answered, “No, I’m at peace.” It was like the voice of the earth, which is everything and no one.

All I can do is share what I'm thinking - and learn from others.

When you see a threat, you just can't hope for the best in this day and age, where terrorists are capable of inflicting damage on the homeland.

To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup.

When you have bacon in your mouth, it doesn't matter who's president.

Talent without work is useless, thank God

The type of work I like is pure and simple and profound.

In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process

The movie [Chicken with Plums] is very delicate, and you need to have people around you that understand what you're doing, otherwise it doesn't work.