One of my favorite memories was one time Prince picked me up and said we were going to Michael Jordan's birthday party.

The two things that I require for anyone who's around me: you need to love food, and you need to be able to laugh.

It used to upset me - now it makes me sad - to see people use patriotism and our troops as a pawn in their political argument. Because I know personally, growing up in a military family, the sacrifice that is made on a daily basis.

I am followed in department stores. I have walked in dressed professionally or dressed in jeans, and I have walked into stores, and instantly, security is on my back.

I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.

We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that?