Growing up in the entertainment industry, I've had a lot of people tell me I'm not good enough.

I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice.

When I was young, I was teased mercilessly by my classmates for being a redhead. I wasn't particularly well coordinated either, which made me a bit of a liability in P.E.

The biggest ingredient in a best friend is someone whose actions you respect and who you can truly be yourself around.

You cannot transpose the U.S. system on Turkey, and the Turkish system on France etc. You have to understand the people and their culture. That's leadership.

With The King Center as her base, my mother pressed on to fulfill a role that changed lives and legislation. She was a woman who refused to surrender the reigns of what she knew to be her assignment, even when male civil rights and business leaders tried to convince her that she should leave the work of building her husband's legacy to them.

So, President Obama wants to change America. I understand that. We don't need to change America. We need to change the White House. We need to change the leadership in the White House.

We carry out our work under the leadership of the government.