Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself.

Why don't I just step out and slip into something more spectacular?

Men's clothes are becoming kind of mod. They're becoming more colorful and more flamboyant, and the male peacock is beginning to show his true plumage.

Bette Midler can say four-letter words and make you love it.

I had to dare a little bit. Who am I kidding-I had to dare a lot. Dont wear one ring, wear five or six. People ask how I can play with all those rings, and I reply, Very well, thank you.

People who sit back and wait for somebody to take care of them are the people that if shown a way, can be useful to our society.

I separate the performer from the private citizen because it works for me. That gives the surprise element to my show. It doesn't change my playing. But if in a business suit they would think I was crazy. It's like putting Marlene Dietrich in a housedress.