Grace Jones

I don't like people who hide things. We're not perfect, we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.

My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.'

When you become such a strong personality in music, it's hard for people to accept you as a different character.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

I'm a huge Dallas Mavs fan. What I love about Dirk Nowitzki is he has just as much talent as everyone else, if not more, and he never toots his own horn. He's this silent warrior.