I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didnt want to be a singer. I didnt want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star.

Imitation is the sincerest form of insecurity.

I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!''

Smoking ages you quicker than almost anything else.

Show me a woman content with her figure and I'll show you a seven-year-old girl. Everybody else is engaged in the war against flab.

The secret Ive lived by ever since I started earning money is this: Always buy a house with an extra bedroom adjoining the master. And thats always my closet.

John Waters is one of the sweetest, dearest, most adorable men I've ever worked with.

Baltimore is one of the most beautiful towns, really. And trust me, I don't say that about every place. There is just something so quaint, old and beautiful about this place.

I started having a lot of problems with my voice in my mid-30s.

Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.

People meant to be together will always take detours through pain, misunderstanding and pride, but some how they always drift back to the one thing that makes them feel alive.

Auntie Wu took special pride in two of her accomplishments--the sons she bore and the flowers she grew. They were equally useless, but the flowers smelled better.

A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand.

You need a vanguard organization in order to overcome the dangerous potential brought about by the uneven development of class militancy and class consciousness.

There's still a great hesitancy in the Irish make up about expressing feelings... it'd be nice to say I miss you, I love you, come home.

I never got into coffee.

I'm everybody's friend, unless they don't like me. And then, I just totally can't understand that. I actually can't. I get really hurt if someone doesn't like me. It's weird.

Success is when your name is in everything but the telephone directory.

Fuzzy Tally is no more.