I would say that Lucy, 'I Love Lucy,' she was my idol.

Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.

It's like my father always said to me, he said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseanadana, it's always something. If it isn't one thing--it's another! It's always something.

There are those who open their hearts to others...who never think twice about giving of themselves. They are the wonderful warmhearted people who make all the difference in our lives.

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.

[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary-it's an act of infinite optimism.

I've learned what I can control is whether I am going to live a day in fear and depression and panic, or whether I am going to attack the day and make it as good a day, as wonderful a day, as I can.

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.

I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships.

I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.

It is the writer who might catch the imagination of young people, and plant a seed that will flower and come to fruition.

Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre.

On the superficiality of the industry: We are setting an example of what we think is beautiful and you really want to put that much make up on me?

I am a woman, I make mistakes. I make them often. God has given me a talent and that's it.

A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.

I only feel the pressure when we are coming up against a deadline and it's like, actually no we really have to nail this in a week!

If there are only you and the music in the room, it means that there are two persons in the room! Music is a live being!

I do consider myself to be something of a pretentious wanker.

I use a lot of double-tonguing [using the tongue to control airflow]; that allows me to play as fast as if I was slurring, but with clean articulation on every note.

If you love, love totally; if you hate, hate totally. Don't be fragmentary; suffer the consequences. Because of consequences you try to deceive.