I had no idea that he was going to write that, but I've always believed that insecurity was what would keep you always in your innocence, no matter what the business did.

I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.

My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.

My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.

I have married thriteen couples. I'm about to do a marriage next month.

A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer.

Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975.

I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.

When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamorous and very vulnerable and not give up your soul just because you were a movie star.

My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.

I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published.

Dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality.

Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.

Once you become a comedian, you accept that people are just going to yell stuff at you.

Everybody's somebody's everything

Desperation will allow you to do incredible things in the name of survival.

Our lives are a response to a love that we already have received.

You can be sure that most of the high positions in the country would be empty if one were admitted only after an examination as severe as the one we painters must pass.

While I find inspiration in real life, the actual stories are, thankfully, works of fiction - which, given the considerable turmoil in my character's lives, is probably a good thing!

There are some that are - REM Behavior Disorder, we'll see some court documented cases. And they really need to have a thorough evaluation with a sleep specialist.