My Heart And Prayers Go

I've Been Reading Poetry Publicly For 20 Years, And This Is What You Do - You Express, You Sometimes Dig A Bit To Get A Conversation Started. That's The Point Of Poetry. You're Supposed To Go, 'hmmmm,' And 'woooh!'

When I Auditioned With Anthony Minghella (the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency), I Loved The Audition Process, Although I Hated Him For It. Because He Had Me Audition Six Times For That Role. Maybe Three Hours Each. He Wanted To See How Quickly I Could Vary.

I Always Wanted To Be A Renaissance Woman, Do As Many Things As I Possibly Can And Hopefully Do Them Well Or Don't Do Them At All.

My Earliest Influence Was Quincy Jones. I Thought 'the Wiz' Soundtrack Was The Most Amazing Thing I'd Ever Heard. It Was My First Record And You Had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell And Diana Ross On It. I Even Took It To Show And Tell In Third Grade!

When I Got My Success I Became Decadent For A While. This Was 2003 To 2008. I Fell For Tiramisu Really Hard. I've Become More Moderate Since, Because African-americans Are Prone To Diabetes.