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.

I don't give in, I don't give up, I don't take no for an answer.

The minute you're born, you're getting older.

In Puppies Behind Bars, when the puppy is eight weeks old it is given to an inmate. The inmate is responsible for the dog.

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.

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.