I think cheesecake helps call attention to you. Then you can follow through and prove yourself.

Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.

Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I've experienced them both.

Happiness is the most important thing in the world, without it, you live a life of depression.

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.'

When you have only a single dream it is more than likely to come true - because you keep working toward it without getting mixed up.