I believe in the value of paranoia. Business success contains the seeds of its own destruction. The more successful you are, the more people want a chunk of your business and then another chunk and then another until there is nothing left.
I don't remember ever not knowing about acting.
Practically everyone in Hollywood has a neighbor whos been famous, wants to be famous, is famous, has been married to someone famous, worked with someone famous, slept with someone famous, been blackmailed by someone famous.
I'll always be this once-famous actress nobody recognizes. . . because of a nose job.
I think relationships are really hard. Each one gives you lessons that you need.
That was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me ‘Baby,’ and it didn't occur to me to mind.
Death is part of who we are. It guides us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end
I think everyone should sit down and write a book. It's a lot like therapy but a lot less expensive.
Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine. First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl became the city.
I am not a composer of music; I sing pieces which have been written for me which gives me bigger freedom to search for pieces I want to record.