I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally.

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

The more things you do, the more things you can do.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins- indispensable abilities for an actress.

People either have comedy or they don't. You can't teach it to them.