Home is anywhere I hang my hair

Don't lose your temper; use it.

If people think I'm a dumb blonde, because of the way I look, then they're dumber than they think I am. If people think I'm not very deep because of my wigs and outfits, then they're not very deep.

We're phonies if we're not exactly who we are.

I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to.

I think my life actually changed at 40. That's when you realize you can't ride the fence anymore. You either have to get on one side or the other. I think some of my best years were between 40 and 50: I got my priorities straight and life is good to me now. It's only other people who say, "God, she's 50 years old!" as if I'm over the hill. I feel like I just started.

I really learned to sing in church, I think, really with emotion.