Humor Disarms People. They Don't Feel Threatened.

While I Was Growing Up, I Believed I Could Do Anything I Could Think Of. So The Challenge Was Always To Keep Thinking - To Get To Where I Wanted To Be And Then To Think Of Somewhere Else To Go.

It Is True That In This Culture, They Throw You Out When You Get Older. I See It All The Time, Especially In My Business. At My Age, You're Playing Somebody's Mother - And There Aren't Even A Lot Of Those Roles!

Self-esteem Is Something You Have To Earn! The Only Way To Achieve Self-esteem Is To Work Hard. People Have An Obligation To Live Up To Their Potential.

If Someone Were To Say Seriously, "i'm Divine," She'd Have To Be Locked Up. There Are Lots Of People In Mental Institutions Going Around Saying "i'm God." But Because I'm Funny About It, They Haven't Locked Me Up Yet. And I Don't Give Myself Airs, Either.

I Always Wanted To Be A Performer, I Didn't Know Exactly What Kind Of Performer, All I Knew Was There Were Certain Things That I Liked. I Liked Movies A Whole Lot, And I Loved Music.