I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.

Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.

Then I went back to my mother when I was 13 and she was ready for me.

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

I did work in a strip club, but I didn't strip. I danced, and I became very popular.

I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy - it's serious business.