Jennifer Hudson

Dreams do come true. If anyone's proof of that, it's me.

I am the biggest Destiny's Child - Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle, all of them - fan in the world.

Family makes a house a home.

My grandmother always taught me, 'If you don't have a home, family, and church, you don't have anything.'

When people said Africa would change me, I didn't understand what they meant. To see the poverty in the townships, for instance, is overwhelming. I found it heart-wrenching to see young children walking barefoot and hungry in the dirt. I'm the kind of person who wants to change the world right here and now, so I got frustrated.

The church has given me balance.

Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.

I want to be around for a long time, singing and making albums and movies.