The most important, overriding arc of my career has been that I would never be self-deprecating.

Anything that has cynicism to it and that's jaded is smutty.

I'll take on somebody if they're offending the entire culture, not just offending me.

I am always hoping to do another CD. This atmosphere has been difficult.

I was looking for something within Judaism that had a spiritual nature and not just a religious nature. So my trainer at the time was the one who took me to the Kabbalah center on my 40th birthday. I was like, "Oh, this is so cool." I was just ready for it. I was ready for something different.

Once you're heterosexual and comfortable with that, you don't need to take out an announcement every day.

You can't just try to be a performer. It's in your DNA. I really believe that it's either what you are or it's not at all.