I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention.

My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties.

I had a cancer scare in the early 90s, and for a few months, I wondered if I would make it.

I have to keep healthy; otherwise, I jeopardise my career.

I found acting tough; it takes a lot out of you if you have no technique.

I always enjoyed sport. I was a bit of a wild child, to be honest, and just loved running around.

And for those of you who watched the last programme, I hope all your doughnuts turn out like Fanny's.

Keep your tax-cutting, greedy hands off our medicare

Never, never waste a minute on regret. It's a waste of time.

We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?

That's the only thing I feel like, "No, no, no, no - I know the way. I know the way. I know where you are and you need to come with me, and we need to take care of our skin."

Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual, which is the very essence of loving them.

People should be afraid of the cancer, not the mammogram.

Unhappiness indicates wrong thinking; just as ill health indicates a bad regimen.

Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother.

There can be no formula in arts. Formulas are for factory mass productions. There are no discoveries in already discovered formulas.