Thank God for the gays. I don't know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.

Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD's on and hit play and random things come out.

Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.

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.

Sometimes you have to make your own opportunities, and that's why I'm on TV. I wasn't going to sit around anymore, waiting for the damn phone to ring. I had to create my own place - I've always done that.

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

Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.