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

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.

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.

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

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.

The fact is that five years ago I was, as near as possible, a different person to what I am tonight. I, as I am now, didn't exist at all. Will the same thing happen in the next five years? I hope so.

Laughter from yesterday that makes the heart giggle today brightens the perspective for tomorrow.

I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope.

I love a warm bath at the end of a day.

Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.

I'm not interested in dating a girl I'm not gonna marry

Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others.

Really try to find a job where it's fun to get up and get out the door, no matter what time.

The writers led by Mike Scully are fantastic. And they're creating original stories that not only don't repeat what we've already done, they also don't repeat anything I've seen on television.

You follow the same paths of thought as before. Only, they appear strewn with roses.