I'm not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren't perfect.

For some people, a park is the only place in their entire world where they can see something beautiful.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.

Twenty-seven people sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' before I got around to it. A lot of people saw the movie that I sang it in, Beaches, and what they came away with was that song. They turned to their loved ones and said, 'You know, you are the wind beneath my wings!' The song expressed how they felt in a way a simple 'I love you' would not have.

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.

My mother would only let us go to the musicals.