All my battles were with male egos. I’m just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision.

When you reach that kind of successful pinnacle, it is the nature of the business and the press and everything that they go about tearing you down.

I'm not a pitiable creature. It's just that I suffer very eloquently.

The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back.

You win the lasting laurels with your laughter.

When I began experimenting, people weren't ready for it. Once it's in its second and third generational stages, people can accept it.

The times you impress me the most are the times when you don't try.