I went to my last three years of high school in New Jersey. I just wanted to act, you know?

I came across awful characters when I got some kind of status and came to Hollywood. Then you have directors trying to sleep with you, assuming that you will do things because of the way you dress.

I feel most sexy when I'm in love. My stomach flips. I get butterflies.

If we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET, and the BET Awards and the Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black.

A strong team consists of people who know how to follow a leader.

You don't have to be a good person to feel like a good person, though. There's a loophole I found where I don't do good, helpful things, but I keep myself in a perpetual state of thinking I might.

If you go back to 1800, everybody was poor. I mean everybody. The Industrial Revolution kicked in, and a lot of countries benefited, but by no means everyone.

Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.

I like the nucleus that we have. I'm excited. I want to be here as long as possible. It's like family. I love being here.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies and cuts through to the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

Face your fears and stop allowing the mind to hold you captive.

When you come back strong, you are going to have little nagging things that you can usually play through, but every now and again, it is to the point where you can't play.

I suppose, mother-in-laws are frightening figures. Especially, more so for mother-in-laws to be.

If I catch them, I will kill them.