It was trying to break down the stereotypes and it was the kind of thing where, for the first time, women were on a par and not seen as just objects. Though girls were objectified still.

There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen.

People forget the punk thing was really good for women. It motivated them to pick up a guitar rather than be a chanteuse. It allowed us to be aggressive.

I think a certain amount of anger has been a fuel of mine, if you want - but also some sort of sadness, and plain mischief, of course.

My dreams are of water. And my nightmares.

I hate the industry even more now, no bands get nurtured anymore. Labels only spend money promoting acts they know will be Top Ten. I find it offensive spending $2 million on a video.

There are some strong female performers out there. But the industry's pre-occupation with the packaging of how a woman looks has gone completely the other way, back to almost the 60s, early 70s.

I like a bit of eye candy like anyone but to have it solely about the eye candy and have it fall into a category so rigidly as well is wrong.

I liked the idea of being a writer and letting somebody else do the graft.

I love the ocean. I've always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.

You know you made it, when your friends tell their friends that you are their friend.

You know how there are words that never really—they are never really quite right. You can't quite trust them. Use them. You know. Without p

I honor and protect my sensitivity.

It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.

I suppose actors crave attention of some kind or they have suffered some form of arrested development and are still living in a sort of child's fantasy existence at some level in their psyche.

Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind.

I like LA because it has a giant supply of great comedians.

Understandably, no peace can sustained when people continue to suffer from hunger, lack of jobs, lack of basic public services - and most of all - lack of opportunity or hope.

Wine intoxicates for a time, but the end is bitterness.

In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.