My mother would only let us go to the musicals.

It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you're playing somebody's mother - and there aren't even a lot of those roles!

If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.

Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn't even doing the singing. I'm a bit cynical about this [music] business.

As you age, feelings do diminish.

It's important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish - and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can't accomplish.

If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.