I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile.

I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate.

If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything

I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg.

I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes.

You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and keep the audience's attention without extraordinary physical equipment.

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable.