I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.

As you train and as you develop your talents, you do get better, hopefully, or you get out of the business.

Never give power of attorney.

I wanted to be as comfortable in that environment as she was. I moved around those areas in character.

I really can't answer that off the top of my head, my favorite movies. Each one individually was wonderfully made, wonderfully directed, wonderfully written, wonderfully acted, and each one was entirely different.I like romantic movies. I sort of go for the older movies.

If you do a musical, it's really thrilling and it's a lot of work, but it's very rewarding. I would say, for me, what I like best is what I do, which is, I call it vaudeville, I call it live, I call it in concert, I call it what Bette Midler does, and what Garland did for years, and Ethel Merman.