I was gifted at birth with this talent, and I've tried to honor it all my life. And I did - through hell and storms and tsunamis and earthquakes. I've been through too much not to know that giving back is everything.
What if Whitney was at her top, and we brought in a name like Whitney Houston, it would sell.
I think my performance in 'What's Love Got to Do With It' was powerful. I was so unafraid and confident. You know, it was the first mother of black Hollywood. I was Tina Turner's mama. That's what started it all. I had fallen in love right before that movie, and I had absolutely no fear in me.
I never thought I'd be using this phrase, but the pursuit of happiness - that's my right.
I don't know what to say about Jill Marie. The girls on 'Girlfriends' were all my babies.
I've had a wonderful life. The reason it's been a wonderful life is I've made conscious choices to get up, to basically love life.
