What I have in me... it's not hard, and it's not cold, and it's not fierce ambition, that's not what it is. It's a drive [for success], but it's not a drive...it's being driven, it's something I have no control over. It's something pushing me, I'm not pushing myself.

I come from an overly confident place. But I'm overconfident because of feelings of inferiority.

Humor disarms people. They don't feel threatened.

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

Do I understand this right? I'm being marked down?

I'm mad about God! That's why I'm divine.

I believe that Judy Garland's artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: 'oh, she brought so much of her life to her music', I don't really believe that. I believe that she didn't have to. She just was a moving human being. That was her gift.