Living in continual chaos is exhausting, frightening. The catch is that it's also very addictive.

I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic.

The eyebrow pencil and false eyelashes were essential; my mother didn't feel dressed without them.

One of the oddities about being Judy Garland's daughter was that everyone treated my mother with such awe that they would never have asked me the normal questions kids get about their moms.

There are some family traditions I don't want my children to carry on.

There is a time of reckoning in all our lives.

Barry Manilow has gone from being the love of my life to being a friend for life.

I was born in a blender.

Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her.

My mother's suicide attempts were a way to release anxiety and get attention. Some of the attempts were drug reactions she didn't even remember later on.

Studio 54 made Halloween in Hollywood look like a PTA meeting.

To be unattached in every phase of one’s life is indeed full enlightened bliss of the Self (Purna samadhi)!

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

I tend to write first thing, and then do my drawing later. I like to draw at night. But often I go for long stretches without drawing, because I'm trying to figure out what I'm writing.

Any irrational fears?no, i'm quite a rationalist. i'm not superstitious, i think life is too full of natural wonders and logical complexities to worry about illogical things.

Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years.

Our thoughts are clay, they are moulded with the changes of the days;--when we are resting they are good; under fire, they are dead. Fields of craters within and without.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

I love insult, it's always honest.

The treasures of your life will present themselves to you only if you really are open to them.

In modern industrial society only minimal effort is necessary to satisfy one's physical needs.