I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of to say.

You know, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 I realized I had spent too long arranging my attitude.

There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person; you never said anything mean about anybody.

I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go to someplace that seems like a revelation or a strong connection to an emotional truth.

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually out came me.

All men are created equal and all women are created equal as well, but [equality] seems much clearer when it comes to race issues. In the realms of man/woman, man/man, woman/woman love, it seems all up for grabs now. We are exploring so much, but I think we gotta go for the fight for all equality first.