My whole family cooks and I'm in charge of setting the vibes.

I was told MTV VJs have no career after MTV, and I'm like, that's never going to be me. I was always about not feeding into the negativity and proving to people that I can do more than one thing.

I'm someone that's a hard worker and takes their job seriously and gives it all they've got.

When I go to these auditions, I feel like I have to prove myself 10 times over... acting is a challenge.

I believe in imagination. I did Kramer vs. Kramer before I had children. But the mother I would be was already inside me.

I always looked up to great actors and great films. A lot of my family would be like, 'Come on, you should get into these plays that are going on.' I'm like, 'Nah, nah, music's my thing.' I just fell into it. I moved to Atlanta, got with an agency out there, started doing little voiceover commercials, and it started getting kind of fun.

I don't have anything against my mom, but my family has no emotional connection to each other.

On God, when you come to New York, it's, like, work.