Killing an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no right to do it.

I've been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls — you know, those dolls you could push down and they'd come back up? I've always been like that. I've always said, No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I'm going to come right back up.

Killing an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no right to do it.

No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I’m going to come right back up.

DAY: I have a good job, a lovely apartment, I go out with very nice men to the best places, the finest restaurants, the theater. What am I missing? RITTER: If you hove to ask, believe me, you're missing it.

When I recorded for Columbia, I could usually do anything in one take...I would invariably want to use the first take because that would be the one that was spontaneous and fresh.

A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then she’s truly beautiful.