Sometimes I think of myself as a little bee. I go from one area of the studio to another and gather pollen and sort of stimulate everybody. I guess that’s the job I do.

Any dream is possible, if you have courage.

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

You'll be a poorer person all your life if you don't know some of the great stories and great poems.

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Women are the best judges of anything we turn out. Their taste is very important. They are the theatergoers; they are the ones who drag the men in. If the women like it, to heck with the men.

Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what outside, but what is inside that counts.