Working in the studio is a more personal experience whereas on stage in front of a billion people, its more exciting performing live.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

I listen to gospel music.

I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.

I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance.

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

Negative words are powerful boomerangs so be careful what you say about people and yourself.

When you come from so many damaged places you don't ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

Dreams keep the heart alive.

Experience is an author’s most valuable asset

[on Rouge] This is a film about communication that disappears. We have better and better tools and less and less communication with each other. We only exchange information.

Faith in oneself... is the best and safest course.

I have often wondered why the sounds of the beating drums do not make the marching soldiers shoot their officers and go home.

I'm a millionaire, but I cut the grass. And each time I cut it, it's my grass. And that is satisfying.

What you do in the off season determines what you do in the regular season.

The best motivation is self-motivation.

I've made several films that haven't been shown.

The Lord has many lovers of His crown but few lovers of His Cross.