[On gay men:] Let me say, a more artistic, appreciative group of people for the arts does not exist ... They are more knowledgeable, more loving of the arts. They make the average male look stupid.

I want to die with my high heels on, still in action.

Getting old is not for sissies.

I think men have got to change an awful lot. They still prefer the little woman.

The only way you can become a legend is in your coffin

I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent.

You mustn't miss the moment. There's only one first sailing into Rio harbor.