The worst thing that happens to people when they dress up and go to a party is that they leave their real selves at home.

Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.

I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.

Fame has a special burden, which I might as well state here and now. I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. But what goes with it can be a burden

I'm one of the world's most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.

All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: 'Don't hide these things from me. I'd rather you ask me these things straight out, and I'll answer all your questions.'

I've always felt those articles somehow reveal more about the writers than they do about me.