Singing, dancing, and acting! The part [of Roxie in Let It Shine] was right up my alley. Plus, the thought of playing a rock star was like a dream for me.

When I want to treat myself, I will almost always get myself a new handbag.

[I want to be remembered] as a sweet Christian girl, who was always loving and kind to everyone.

The main message of this movie [Let It Shine] that everyone will take away is to believe in yourself.

I like to cook Shrimp Alfredo. It's also my favorite dish to eat!

Determination. You have to be willing to put in the extra time and the extra practice to be the best.

No matter what responses you get from your work, you have to be determined not to give up on your dreams!

My daddy. He's so funny! My whole family jokes around a lot.

My earliest memory is of the best Christmas gift ever, a toy train. I remember riding that thing all through our house.

Have confidence, do your own thing, find your talent, and work at it to be the best. And always, always have fun!

My personal wish would be to have my own TV show but, if I could have anything, my wish for the world is that no one on the Earth would ever go hungry.

As for the piano, the faster her fingers flew over it, the more he marveled. She struck the keys with aplomb and ran from one end of the keyboard to the other without a stop.

Peace is simple, but it takes great courage to be simple and walk the path of peace.

Quit allowing negativity to block the positive gifts which are meant for you along with the hard lessons and tribulations.

Pseudoscience describes theories that sound like science but are actually just made up, like aromatherapy or biorhythms or love.

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

There has not been one day since I left that I have not thought about Haiti.

Two separate, distinct personalities, not separate at all, but inextricably bound, soul and body and mind, to each other, how did we get so far apart so fast?

Death comes to us all. Press me again and you shall find yours.

Charity, by which God and neighbor are loved, is the most perfect friendship.

Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.