Deborah Joy Winans

I sang in the choir growing up and more recently served on the worship team at my church in California. ”

I think I'm constantly resorting to making sure to keep God's perspective in my mind. ”

Greenleaf' is nothing like 'Empire.' I think 'Empire' stands alone in what they are doing. It's a wonderful show. The only thing that is similar though is that they are black families - the shows in it of themselves have very different dynamics. ”

Being from a family in church and being a Christian myself, I pray daily. ”

I was at a point of asking God whether acting was what He really wanted me to do. Oprah Winfrey came to one of my workshops, and a couple of months later, she reached out to Uncle BeBe, who co-wrote 'Born For This.' Oprah told him she was interested in me for the role of Charity on 'Greenleaf' and asked him to help her contact me. ”

To be able to be onstage and to hear people in the audience go, 'That's my song!' It's amazing. ”

I love the Lord. I did grow up in a gospel family. ”

I love my family's music because I love it. It's good. I listen to the Winans all the time. I listen to BeBe and CeCe. I listen to Angie and Debbie. I listen to Uncle Daniel. I listen to Phase 2, my two brothers and my two cousins. I think they're incredible. ”

I love acting since I was little girl. I went to school for it; that's all I worked on. That's all I prepared for. ”

I just entered the wonderful world of 40s, so anything anti-aging, I'm jumping on. ”