When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn't pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.

The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.

If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.

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

One thing's for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl, I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice.

I never sing in the shower either.

It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about.