I don't like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.

A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I'm just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.

I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.

I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.

I don't care about vacations. I go away and I come back real quick because I like my work. I really like my work to consume me.

I lived on the north side of Detroit. Right down the street from me there was a young man by the name of Smokey Robinson. I was very proud to live down the street from him because he was our only celebrity in town. He was singing with the Miracles.

The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'