Yes, too much emphasis is put on outward physical attributes in every area of American life.

That is what I liked about being on stage. I was comfortable there, and I could be myself with confidence.

My audience is often hands-up, standing and cheering and on tables and all of that kind of things.

The respect that you should have for one another-I never knew any of that. So I suffered.

The better your audience, the more energy you have, and the more energy you have, the better show you do. The better show you do, the more they love it, and the more energy they give back to you.

I will survive For as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive.

My grandmother went to church, but my mother had been inundated with church and decided that when she had children, she would not push church or God on her children.