I Came From A Very Strict Background,

I Never Do What Anyone Else Is Doing. I Could Walk Away From Music And Become A Farmer Or Do Some Crochet. The Worst Thing In Life For Me Is To Do Something I'm Not Happy Doing.

Most Performers Take Themselves Too Seriously. They Forget There Is A Difference Between The Characters They Play On The Screen Or Stage And Themselves, But The Public Doesn't Forget There Is A Difference. They See How Silly It Is If You Try To Be The Same Person All The Time.

I Am An Actress First, A Singer Second.

In Jamaica We Had The English Way Of Schooling From The Age Of Four, So When I Got To America I Was Already A Few Years Advanced Because I Started School At The Age Of Three-and-a-half Rather Than Six And My Grades Moved Up Accordingly. In America, They Start You At School At Six Because The Grades Are Different. I Had To Take A Test And They Didn't Know What To Do With Me. It Wasn't That I Was Any Smarter; I Had Just Started Younger. All Of A Sudden I Was Jumped From Eighth To Tenth Grade. They Said I Was Very Smart, But I Was Only Smart In Languages, Really.

My Father Would Have Been Made A Bishop Much Earlier Than He Was Had It Not Been For Me And My Image.