The psychic scars caused by believing that you are ugly leave a permanent mark on your personality.

The people voting for the Oscars are so old. I haven't seen one Academy award voter with a tampon in her purse.

On her daughter Melissa: The only time she really cried is when I sat her down and told her that she was not adopted.

I wish I could tell you it gets better. It doesn't get better. YOU get better.

Why should a woman cook? So her husband can say 'My wife makes a delicious cake' to some hooker?

Welcome to my world! I've been through it all, and I often pinch myself to believe my luck. I design jewlery, create cosmetics, perform comedy, act, lecture, write books, travel, have a fabulous daughter, and a phenomenal grandson-and I feel I'm the luckiest woman on the planet.

Happiness, at my age, is breathing