Humor disarms people. They don't feel threatened.

That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

Romance is an illusion. Well, romance is not a complete illusion, but it's ephemeral. It does not last.

There's the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there's the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn't sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.

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!

I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.

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