The dream - you never achieve it. The excitement of life lies in the hope, in the striving for something rather than the attainment.

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

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.

I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.

My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand.

My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough?

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?