The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.

Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There's nothing like a live audience.

Everyone I've worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what's good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.

If we plant the right seeds, tomorrow will be better. If you put out good things, then you'll get good things back. That's part of our responsibility as entertainers.

When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.

You've got to make haste while it's still light of day. My godmother used to say, I don't want to rust out, I just want to work out. If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.

As I laid in the hospital bed I started thinking that I had a show to do. I was hoping the Doctor would put me together so I could do the show.