I Could Float In The Pool For

God Is Ever Present. He's In Every Breath, In Every Step. He's Here, Always, Always.

Everything Starts With Writing. I Heard Nikki Giovanni And Was Blown Away. I Just Thought 'wow'; She Was Writing From A Black Girl's Perspective, And The Imagery Was So Vivid That I Started Doing Spoken Word.

Being On Set Is A Hard Thing. A Lot Of People Are Like, Oh, You Get To Make A Movie, And It's All Fun. But The Reality Is, It's A Lot Of Hours. It's A Lot Of Reshoots; It's A Lot Of Waiting. And You Can Become Increasingly Agitated By The Amount Of Time That You Are Waiting. But That's Real.

When I First Became Famous, I Didn't Know If I Could Go Where I Wanted To Because I Didn't Know How People Were Going To Act. Some Folks Would Scream And Holler, And I Didn't Know What To Do With That.

When I Got My Success I Became Decadent For A While. This Was 2003 To 2008. I Fell For Tiramisu Really Hard. I've Become More Moderate Since, Because African-americans Are Prone To Diabetes.