You are a black goddess when you come out the salon.

I had not starred in an independent film and it's about a woman who owned a hair salon.

I still go to a salon where a gal does my hair, and I don't know if it's because I'm a celebrity but by the time I leave there, we are eating chicken and talking and screaming.

If you can find something you love, go for it everyday of your life, and it would be really good to you.

You think you can go into all those auditions not knowing who you are? The work came after I found my sense of self - when I wasn't so manic and desperate.

But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva's heart is open, and she's ready to play by her own rules - rules that are gentle and kind.