A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I'm very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I've never been a sex symbol. I'm spared the embarrassment of acting young.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.

I have my books and my poetry to protect me

They've got a wall in China, it's a thousand miles long. To keep out the foreigners, they made it strong. And I've got a wall around me, you can't even see.

Couple in the next room bound to win a prize, they've been going at it all night long.

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

It was easier than explaining DiMaggio's use as a metaphor.