Man is the only animal that knows he's going to die, so we invent a heaven to keep from going crazy. Most people are hypnotized by organized religion from childhood.

If I were gay, life would be a lot simpler. I'm kind of annoyed that I'm not.

I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe.

When I was between the ages of five and nine, the soldiers of the Second World War wanted to have Betty Grable, but I wanted to be Betty Grable. She was the epitome of an alluring woman; she had it all as far as I was concerned.

When you get older, it's not about what you did that you regret, it's what you didn't do.

With all due respect to Mick Jagger, who is one of my idols, I think it's a mistake to leap around and sing at 53. When I started, there weren't any women I looked up to. It was Mick. I never saw anybody go on a stage and have that tongue-in-cheek attitude. It was all straight, including the Beatles. I love his attitude, hands on hips and lips out.

I think old people are scary. They remind you of your own death. People don't like to tell you that.