I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.

I'm still the little southern girl from the wrong side of the tracks who really didn't feel like she belonged.

You are not an extra in somebody else's film. You are the star in your own life.

You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.

Fear is a pair of handcuffs on your soul.

So many people are called but few serve as actors, you know what I mean?

I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.