Madonnas got one big choice. Take a couple of years off and become a human being.

When you're watching the news, how many days in a row can you watch that and feel good about yourself and the world?

That disturbs people when they know they didn't have the guts or integrity to stick to their dreams.

My family wasn't the Brady Bunch. They were the Broody Bunch.

In the late '60s and '70s, when feminism was on the up sweep, there was an awareness of things that we're losing again.

People feel like if they don't have a voice or a name or the spotlight, then they're invisible. But if you can't wake up in your world, in your life, with your family and your friends, and enjoy it, then forget it. All bets are off, because that's all anybody is guaranteed.

Gayness is a non-issue.