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!

I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you're bound to take it the wrong way. Why do it if you know it's going to make you miserable?

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

When I started in this [music] business, I had a dream, but it was amorphous, and I had no experience. I just had a fuzzy notion of what life would be like if I became what I pictured.

That's the Oscars for ya - you remember who was nominated, but you don't remember who won!

I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can't stop it.

As you age, feelings do diminish.