Amanda Seales

My first encounter with Wu-Tang Clan came when I ordered six CDs from those throwback catalog orders, from Columbia House or something, and '36 Chambers' was one of them. It was on from then.

If I couldn't get to where I wanted to by being my organic self — which is a smart, funny, unapologetically black woman — then I felt like it's not worth doing it if I can't do it the most organic way possible. Which is why I left the music business.

Every New Year comes with a list of predictions. Self-predictions, world predictions, how many times Lindsay Lohan will get arrested predictions, etc. I reserve the annual trend for people with genuine psychic ability and/or bloggers.

In most cases, a year older is a good thing. More wisdom, more experience, and less damns given.

You're flawless when you embrace the things about you that you don't necessarily like, but you own them because they're yours.

Anytime I don't have to wear a bra is a good day.

'Smart, Funny and Black' is about celebrating, critiquing and learning about black culture, black history, and the black experience.

I love cars.

I always say your truth is your compass to your purpose.

I'm an artist through and through.

When my hair is picked out, my whole aura is picked out, like, 'See this, see me'.

I have a theory that when you're lost on the path, go back to the beginning and try the maze again.

I just love being able to create and make things that inspire and that make people laugh, and my motivation to keep going is to make more opportunities to do that.