I believe that parts of people like John Garfield and Moms Mabley, the parts of them that I needed to be able to do what I'm doing, came into me. There's a very nice feeling that there are many, many spirits inside of me looking after me . . .

An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.

When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.

I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.

You have to believe in yourself in spite of what other people believe.

If there wasn't something called acting, they would probably hospitalize people like me.

Sometimes experience trumps assumption.