With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life. What a blessing that is for me.

You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all - just don't call me an old one, because I'm not.

It's okay to look back, just don't stare.

I used to sit near Marilyn Monroe in the Actor's Studio. She'd get dressed up because that was her identity. Sad. Those cameras wouldn't leave her alone. She didn't know where to hide.

When I was in kindergarten, I had one line in a little play. I said, I am Patrick Potato and this is my cousin, Mrs. Tomato, and I heard laughter. I wanted to be an actress from that moment on.

Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You can lie down or get back into life. Do something for someone else.

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.