I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.

There's this great thing called the 'Chitlin' Circuit,' which I started my shows on and back in the day when, you know, Ray Charles and Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington, they couldn't get into white establishments, so they went on this circuit and toured. They were huge stars in their own community, you know, and that's pretty much my same story.

Seven years after my mother's passing, I still reach for the phone for a split second to call her. We spoke every day.

I'm an agent of change all day long, and I want to meet other people like that.

It's a dream realized to partner with Oprah and bring scripted programming to OWN. She has accomplished so much with the network, and I'm excited to work with her to be a part of its continued growth.

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.