The purity of Jewish upbringing - the restrictions that one carries through life being a 'nice Jewish girl' - what a burden.

Sophie, my dog, is the high in the highlights of my life. Even through rain, snow, ice, and general laziness, she is the reason I smile when I wake up and a comfort to me continually. I could never have imagined that a now five-pound, six-ounce dog would take over my life. But it has happened, and I am happy to have someone to look after and share my moods with.

Most women use more brains picking a horse in the third at Belmont than they do picking a husband

You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking.

My mother was the greatest example to me of anyone I've ever known. She didn't have an easy life. I adored her. She worked hard all her life, and she was the one who set my values. She was quite an amazing woman, although she wasn't tough at all.

His (Frank Sinatra) attention span was not long, shall we say.