“When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I’d set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.”

I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.

Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.

If they [at the audition] don’t like the way you sound they won’t buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.

I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.

There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.

Self-esteem is something you have to earn!

Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.

I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.

It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!

When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. T

That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!

Thank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.

I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.

Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.

I’m so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you’ve been-what’s the word?-oh yes: ‘fired.’

I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn’t want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought,

If you read a label and just look up the ingredients, you’ll be able to figure out really easily what’s good for you and what’s bad.

All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they’ll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won’t be the same as what I grew up with.

When you get to all right, take a good look around and get used to it, because that may be as far as you’re gonna go.

I love imaginative representations of a possible near-future, where you look at the technology and you think, “Well, yeah, that could really nearly be true.” I like those kinds of backgrounds.

If people want some guidance, I say, just look at what people really do. Don’t listen to them that much.

I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that.

On radio and television, magazines and the movies, you can’t tell what you’re going to get. When you look at the comic page, you can usually depend on something acceptable by the entire family.

If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.