You've got to know business before you go to show business.

I think the race situation is getting better as far as people respecting each other goes. I think the race situation with entertainment is not that much better.

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

Anger is like the blade of a butcher knife - very difficult to hold on to for long without harming yourself.

People with no humor, they're outta my life.

When I was married, I wasn't loving myself. Now I'm in love with myself. I will get married again.

I'll perform all the way to the grave.