I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: 'I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.'

I can say, 'I am terribly frightened and fear is terrible and awful and it makes me uncomfortable, so I won't do that because it makes me uncomfortable.' Or I could say, 'Get used to being uncomfortable. It is uncomfortable doing something that's risky. But so what? Do you want to stagnate and just be comfortable?'

As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.

I can take any truth; just don't lie to me.

I only began to sing because I couldn't get a job as an actress.

It's not a date. We're just agreeing to eat at the same table.

Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.