See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.

What's happening now is what happened before, and often what's going to happen again sometime or other

I don't want any description of me to be accurate; I want it to be flattering. I don't think people who have to sing for their supper ever like to be described truthfully - not in print anyway. We need to sell tickets, so we need good reviews.

I discovered at the age of six that everything was a phony, worked with mirrors. Since then, I've always wanted to be a magician.

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.

Husbands should revolt from time to time. Even the best circus-number becomes boring if the beast is too tame.

The two things you cannot do effectively on stage are pray and copulate.