I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I'm even sanguine about that.

[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.

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

When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one that she took to the most was Some Like It Hot.

There are bugs and there are the pigeons and other predators, but you shouldn't be afraid of them, because this is how nature works.

All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don't believe it. I don't believe it for one minute. He hasn't been to one of my shows.

I'm so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you've been-what's the word?-oh yes: 'fired.'