It's very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.

He (son Jason) doesn't see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love being an icon to anybody. Equal rights, you know?

I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.

You don't ask a man, 'Do you want to be in control [of your job]?' You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?

When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn't be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.

I was kind of a wild child. I wasn't taught the niceties of life.

I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.