It has been said that the body is like an automobile - it's yours, but it isn't you.

I just feel so fortunate and so blessed to have been able to entertain people in the theatres and on record, it's just an amazing life that I've experienced.

Well I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden.

I have never found in a human being loyalty that is comparable to a dog's loyalty.

I've just always loved animals.

When I see Liz Taylor with those Harry Winston boulders hanging from her neck I get nauseated. Not figuratively, but nauseated! All I can think of are how many dog shelters those diamonds could buy.

I couldn't walk for almost three years. That was the greatest thing that happened. Instead of dancing, I sang.