I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude.

I'd never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was lovely, and they all sang with me!

In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there's no juice in that for me.

But that's one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn't work out, you have the luxury of working on it over time.

I can't imagine working without and audience.

I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude.

I wish there was something more that performers could do other than get out there and sing at benefit performances. I wish I felt that if I had an empty room I'd like to bring in someone and make it a hospice, but I'm not Mother Teresa. I can't do that.