Spare the child and spoil the rod, I am not sellin' myself to god.

When I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I'm not interested in crimes. I'm interested in the mind of the detective and his process, which to me is a lot like the artist.

I thought to myself that he contained a whole universe that I had yet to know.

If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer.

I like photographing dresses in windows. I actually wore a lot of dresses in the '70s. I like them on other people now.

I never really wanted to be a singer - not with any longevity. But I always wanted to be a writer.

I've lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.