“I want everybody to know that I don't care who you are, where you're f...” — Rozonda Thomas Quote

“I want everybody to know that I don't care who you are, where you're from, if you're popular or not: we all have haters. But you have to be resilient. You have to not allow them to have the power over you, where you start believing the things they say.”

“We go into the studio with the mindset of simply wanting to make something great.”

“From day one, we always admired male R&B groups. They would go onstage with no shirt on and baggy jeans, and girls would scream.”

“Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation. This is what I try to tell my students: this is one great thing that literature can do - it can make us identify with situations and people far away.”

“The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn't angry enough.”

“I feel these shows allow you to be yourself, this is why I like to be part of them. Also, reality shows have a much bigger reach and provide a bigger platform for an actor.”