I was so shy at school that I hardly ever talked, so everybody thought I was kind of a hermit.

When I'm old I'm never going to say,I didn't do this or, I regret that. I'm going to say,I don't regret a damn thing. I came, I went, and I did it all.

My dad had even hired an accompanist to play for me on a piano. But he had never pushed me to music because I don't think he wanted me to be hurt as much as he was if it didn't work.

I cannot really be responsible for other people's thought processes.

The media paint ugly pictures about you.

There's no doubt that becoming a mother was the greatest thing I'll ever do

My dad worked very hard for the money he made, and my mom worked very hard to keep this household up and running and all the kids fed and everything. And she did it in a brilliant fashion. They both did. In fact, the work ethic, to me, is so important in this life.