Nobody owes anybody anything; it’s up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.
I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they’re good or there because they’re lucky.
I would have been a terrible mother because I’m basically a very selfish human being. Not that that has stopped most people going off and having children.
People think that I’m tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.
I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone
