My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.

A sense of belonging is a sine qua non of healthy psychological functioning everywhere. Such a sense, beginning in infancy and continuing throughout life, comes about by experiencing mutual empathy; by sensing oneself as part of a whole, which recognizes and accepts that one is a member.

I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.

God has a most wicked sense of humor.

How could you have had such a wonderful life as me if there wasn't a God directing?

Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.