I won't do anything demeaning to what I stand for.

There are other people in 'Dreamgirls' who are born-again Christians. We have a Bible study class once a week. It was started by Charles Bernard and myself. We meet at the theater.

I left acting in the summer of 1988 because I was unhappy with a lot of the irresponsibility that was going on in the entertainment industry.

When you think of the people who were important in your life, prettiness was not a factor. They might have been old, fat and toothless - but they were there.

I reached a point where - I have a real heart and concern for families and for youth, and the more I became involved in working through a ministry, the more I realized how powerful the entertainment industry was and how irresponsible it was.

I realized my calling was to use the arts and ministry to help young people.