I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.'

When you're dealing with your life, my God, you gotta tell the truth.

You can't be funny unless you're tragic, and you can't be tragic unless you're funny.

I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do.

It's a pain in the ass, show business. And the only time that I really enjoy it is when I'm in front of an audience and they're reacting to me.

I wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.

I think the most interesting New Yorkers are the people who were not born here.