I always wore sneakers when I wanted to. It was always about being comfortable and being myself.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

My mother's great. She has the major looks. She could stop you from doing anything, through a closed door even, with a single look. Without saying a word, she has that power to rip out your tonsils.

You know what? I think the American people are a little pissed, and I think they're pissed at both parties - I think they're really pissed at both parties - and it will be reflected during election time.

When I was a kid they didn't call it dyslexia. They called it you know, you were slow, or you were retarded, or whatever. What you can never change is the effect that the words 'dumb' and 'stupid' have on young people. I knew I wasn't stupid, and I knew I wasn't dumb. My mother told me that. If you read to me, I could tell you everything that you read. They didn't know what it was. They knew I wasn't lazy, but what was it?

Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every couple of years?

[The original Sister Act] is running all over the world now, on-stage as a musical. It lives!