When I Perform On Stage I Become

I Am An Actress First, A Singer Second.

I Was The Only Black Girl At My Junior High School. I Had An Afro, A Jamaican Accent, I Looked Really Old.

Most Performers Take Themselves Too Seriously. They Forget There Is A Difference Between The Characters They Play On The Screen Or Stage And Themselves, But The Public Doesn't Forget There Is A Difference. They See How Silly It Is If You Try To Be The Same Person All The Time.

Survival Is My Primary Instinct...it's Out Of My Control. It's Stronger Than Me. It's An Outside Force, A Voice That Says 'do This For Your Life Or It Will Devour You.'

Music Has Its Own Depths, And I Let It Take Me Where It Takes Me, Even If It Means Stripping All My Clothes Off.