I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.
People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that's what they've always cast me as.
I don't believe in bringing children into the world out of wedlock.
Orson Welles was one of these people who was defying everything the doctors told him he wasn't supposed to be doing. He was really enjoying himself when he was eating what he wanted to eat.
Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that.
When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.