Growing up, I had an internal struggle with my body because I was really chubby. My sisters were younger, and they were all skinny and all cute. As a teen, I definitely had, like, an extra 30 pounds of weight.

I was a Tina Turner fan growing up.

I'm here to save someone. I really want to help other people, especially the youth.

Women, we're all coming together.

As we get further into our career we're figuring out how to become more efficient as artists, and doing so many different things is testament to our cohesiveness as the Roots.

I really moved through my career based on curiosity about something. I never looked at a title and said, 'I want that.'

Personally, I don't think the film and television industries are run as well as they used to be. Oh sure, we've got great digital effects now but... where are the visionaries?

There are a lot of writers who find a groove and spend a career mining that vein. I seem to be exactly the opposite.