I wasn't wattching television when I was a youngster; there was the radio.

I began as a true beginner, not knowing how to dance or perform. I just entered a local contest in town as a joke, because if you entered you got a free blouse and scarf.

I never dreamt of being in the movies. I was from a very average, I would say, a rather poor family, so my big treat was to work hard all week - I mowed lawns and babysat and washed dishes and washed cars - to go to the movies.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working.

The only way you learn is by failure.

I'm not a cook and I always stick everything in the freezer and then I leave things out, saying 'if it's good today it will be good tomorrow.'