Being A Parent Is Very Important To

It Seems Like I Don't Have A Lot Of Time For All The Things I Need To Do. I'm Spreading Myself Fairly Thin. I Have Responsibilities To My Children. I Have A Big Staff That Works For Me. And When You Have A Staff, And I'm Sure You Know This, You're Always Concerned With Everybody's Life All The Time.

My Father Worked Hard, But We Were Still Very Poor; And I Didn't Want Anybody Arguing About Money, So I Became The Entertainer, The One Who Wanted Everyone To Be Happy. I Didn't Want There To Be Any Problems.

It's Easier For Me To Sit With The Producers And The Writers And I Give Them My Feelings And My Thoughts And What I Think I Feel Like Singing About And Then They Go Away And Write It.

What's Important For Me Is To Give My Daughters A Well-rounded Education And A Mixture Of People In Their Lives. They'll Make Their Own Choices. I Think They Would Be Good In Show Business.

I Don't Think Getting In And Out Of A Limousine Has Anything To Do With Being An Icon.