The sad thing is most people have to check with someone before they do the things that make them happy. We're all passing through; the least we can do is be happy, and the only way to do that is by being selfish.

My background is full of pain. My mother was in a Nazi concentration camp and our whole family was killed off. Then early on your father leaves and all you've got is your mother, and I was an only child. Then you come to a new country and I can't speak English.

My skin is more beautiful than yours. I would be quite more popular in jail if I so chose.

Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat.

If you look at YOURSELF as the brand, then you will understand an intrinsic truth: People judge.

I'm from Israel, so America has no limits. I started a record label, and then I started managing other artists, like Liza Minelli.

Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs.