UNEXPECTED ADMISSIONS
MD [to Andrea]: You made a lot of sacrifices to be a part of Donnie’s ministry, here, in New York. Tell us the story behind that?

AM: It was divinely planned. [My husband, Louis, and I] would come to New York periodically for concerts, or whatever, and I would spend time with my family at my mother’s house...
DM [loudly interrupting]: When they would let them, because her husband is white. And my mother didn’t like her husband, initially!
AM [trying to speak over Donnie]: And I would always say...
DM [overpowering Andrea’s voice]: My mother and my grandmother didn’t like him, because you know what they say: “It’s only a matter of time before they call you the N-word.” They didn’t like him at all!
AM: That is sooooo not the story!
DM: But it is so true!
AM: But it has nothing to do with anything.
DM: But we’re talking about divine ...

MD [interrupting the chaos]: Okay, wait a minute! Is this true?

AM: Oh, my God!
DM: Pastor [Marvin] Winans had to go into my mother’s room and say, “Get up, and get to your daughter’s wedding!”
AM: What difference does this make? ... Okay, let me give you the Reader’s Digest: When my husband and I first got together, my family was not happy. A certain amount of people in my family were not happy.
DM [speaking over Andrea]: Militant blacks!
AM: As time went by, they all figured out that he was a great guy. This is where we are today. Amen? [Andrea looks at Donnie] Now, shut up!
DM: I’m gonna make her famous!
AM: So, my Holy Ghost story isn’t good enough?
DM: It is good enough.
AM: It has to be like reality TV? [everyone in the room laughs] Stick to the script!
DM: There is no script.