I never know how to get off the phone, so I'm terribly admiring of people who can.

The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty.

You can criticize something you strive for, and you can avoid something you dream about.

I'm glad I got a record contract, because all of a sudden everything you were doing before that made you a stupid person now makes you a smart person.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

I was approaching adolescence. For some reason, I guess my mother thought it would be less crazy out in the suburbs, which it wasn't. I just think adolescence is hard for anyone.

I kind of go for the MGM version of every musical style.