I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I'm less uptight. I've even reached a stage where it doesn't shatter me if somebody prints something bad about me.

Broadway is a tough, tough arena for singing.

Don't you get a swollen head. There's always someone who could come and do what you do, maybe even better, so be grateful and work hard.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can't bat a thousand all the time.

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.

I certainly embrace all the movement that's going on these days about equality for women and equal rights. In general, I would apply that to all nationalities and all races. I think we do need more awareness, generosity, and compassion than we have right now. But in terms of feminism, I embrace it wholeheartedly. Not in a kind of militant way, but I've always known that it matters.