What reaches an audience is honesty. If you're saying something truthful that's supposed to be a funny line, it's going to be funny. And if it's supposed to be a serious line, it's going to be serious. But, I don't think there's a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it's based in the truth.

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor, superstar, stupid star - they're misleading. It's a myth.

Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.

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

I still like my antique clothes.

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

On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn't be entitled to our political opinions.