I'd like to be an original, to be myself and not a pale copy of anyone else.

I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about.

Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’

For me, singing was always about the lyrics. I'm hopeless at singing songs that don't have a core.

I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it.

When adversity hits, go out and learn something.

I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am feminine and I do like male authority to lean on.