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

Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.

I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.

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'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.

Love comes from the most unexpected places.

Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.