NEXT
FRIDAY.
SCOTT: CHANCES ARE, IF YOU'VE
BEEN OUT EXPLORING AND
EXPRIENCING ESSENCE FEST, YOU
MAY HAVE BUMPED INTO A
CELEBRITY.
THIS MORNING, ONE OF THOSE
CELEBRITIES, MICHELLE WILLIAMS,
IS IN TOWN FOR THE FESTIVAL.
SHE HAS BEEN NICE ENOUGH TO DROP
BY OUR STUDIO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
SCOTT:
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ANY
TIME.
FIRST, TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE DOING IN NEW ORLEANS FOR
ESSENCE FEST.
>> I LOVE ESSENCE FEST, I HAVE,
FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS
STRAIGHT.
I CALL IT A FAMILY REUNION,
BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE YOUR
PEERS THAT YOU DO NOT ALWAYS GET
TO SEE OVER THE YEAR.
EVERYONE COMES TO ESSENCE
FESTIVAL, AND THAT IS WHY I AM
HERE.
ALSO, I LAUNCHED MY BETTING
LINE, CALLED BELIEVE.
I'M HAVING MY FIRST BELIEVE
BRUNCH TODAY.
IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE ALWAYS
WANTED TO DO.
I WANT EVERYONE HAVE SOMETHING
IN THEIR HOME FROM ME.
SCOTT: YOU GO
FROM GRAMMY AWARD
WINNING SINGER, ACTRESS, AND ON
BROADWAY, AND NOW HAVE CREATED A
HOME BEDDING LINE.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
>> MY GRANDMOTHER, EVERY ROOM IN
HER HOU
, SHE HANDMADE THE
BEDDING IN THE CURTAINS.
IT JUMPSTARTED SOMETHING IN ME,
AND GAVE ME A STANDARD FOR HOW I
PRESENT MY BETTING -- BEDDING.
SCOTT: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FOOD
NOW.
>>
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TALKING
POINTS, AND I SAY WE ARE NOT
GOING TO GET TO THEM, BECAUSE I
LOVE THE FOOD HERE.
IF
YOU TELL ME PLACES TO GO, I
AM GOING.
SCOTT: YOU MENTIONED THE BRANCH
TODAY, -- THE BRUNCH TODAY, BUT
YOU HAVE SOME OTHER FAVORITE
PLACES TO EAT?
>> I DO HAVE SOME FAVORITE PLACE
IN NEW ORLEANS.
DRAGOS, BECAUSE THERE ARE THE
CHARGRILLED OYSTERS.
I LIVED IN CHICAGO, SO WE GET
SOME OF THAT, BUT WE DO NOT GET
THE AUTHENTIC STUFF.
I AM ALSO TOLD TO GO OUT SIDE
THE CITY.
SCOTT: YES, THERE
ARE SOME GREAT
PLACES TO FIND OUTSIDE THE CITY.
>> I CANNOT WAIT TO SIT UP AT
THE COUNTER, AND ORDER MY
FAVORITES.
I'M EXCITED.
SCOTT: WHEN YOU GO TO THE
GRILL,
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE?
I ALWAYS GET THE BACON
CHEESEBURGER.
>> FOR ME, AT A GRILL LIKE
THAT,
THE GRILLED HAM AND CHEESE
SANDWICH.
YOU CANNOT GO WRONG.
I LIKE IT BUTTERY AND BROWN.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FANCY,
WITH SOURDOUGH OR RIDE.
-- RYE
BREAD.
GIVE IT TO ME ON WHITE BREAD.
ALL THAT BUTTER AND THE SAUCE.
I LOVE IT.
SCOTT: REAL QUICK, TELL ME WHAT
ELSE YOU ARE UP TO, BESIDES THE
BETTING LINE.
-- BEDDING
LINE.
>> THAT REALLY IS WHAT HAS MY
ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
GET TO A PLACE, WHERE YOU ARE
DOING WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO.
YOU ONLY GET ONE.
I LOVE IT WHEN I AM UP IN THE
MORNING, I PUT TWO FEET ON THE
GROUND, AND I FOCUS ON SOMETHING
THAT I REALLY, REALLY LOVE.
I AM STILL ACTING.
WE ARE GOING TO
DO A LITTLE BUT
-- A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT OF A
BROADWAY SHOW I WAS IN.
IT IS GOING TO BE AT ONE OF
AMERICA'S OLDEST OUTDOOR MUSICAL
THEATERS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO DO I.E. TO
--
EIDA.
I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF
SPEAKING, PUBLIC SPEAKING.
PEOPLE APPARENTLY WANT TO HEAR
ME TALK.
AND I AM LIKE, "
REALLY?"
SCOTT: CAN YOU TELL PEOPLE WHERE