My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.

I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play.

Some of my dreams are so big they would scare you.

It doesn't bother me when someone calls me a 'dumb blonde.' I'm neither dumb or blonde.

I don't think I'm a great actress. I think I can act or I can react. Coming from a musical background and being a dramatic singer and writer, when I write stuff I really feel it. So I sing it like it comes from here. That's how I do the acting.