"I love crying at romantic movies like 'The Notebook.' I'm always bawling."

"Part of my affinity with urban music comes from being on 'Kids Incorporated,' 'cos we used to sit around and listen to Chaka Khan and Prince, and I got influenced by all that. Then gangsta rap got started, and I was infatuated with that - maybe that's why I'm fascinated by guns."

"In L.A., I get a meal delivery service called Diet Designs. I like a nice butter lettuce salad with some avocado, fresh grapefruit, shredded chicken breast and raw almond slices with a sesame vinaigrette dressing. I also love juicing and am kind of obsessed with it."

"There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is."

"Do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"The seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that the river of time shapes the stones of destiny."

"He who seeks peace must remember that the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."