Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.
I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner.
Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.
I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.
My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
My mother never wanted me to focus on my physical self. She always said that beauty is what you do.
My mother always said to me, 'You're going to have to work harder and have to be better, and you can't take no for an answer'.