The system is only as good as the person programming it. If you don't have the follow-through, your system is useless. And by the way, it's that way in parenting; it's that way in marriages.

Fifty is a big corner to turn. It used to mean being put out to pasture, but it's the opposite with me. I feel more vibrant; I'm more active than I've ever been. The F-word really is freedom. It's the freedom to have dropped the rock-the rock of addiction, of family, of comparisons with other people. It's being fit and focused and kind of furious.

Pilates is the only exercise program that has changed my body and made me feel great

I too was a little embarrassed by my recent topless 'scandal' and the subsequent parodies.

I love performing and pretending - it's very easy for me.

Pick clothes that you really love. And wear them. And don't make anything "special." If it's being held for something "special," wear it to the market. Wear it every day!

I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it.