I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that rhythm and blues - the blues background was my big inspiration.

I think Ingmar Bergman, Francoise Truffaut - all these people created images in my mind, beautiful pictures, I loved what was known at that time as the foreign film.

Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going.

I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love.

I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.

Ignorance is kind of bliss.

I think to just single out a highlight of Elvis's career is pretty much impossible. As far as being a fan of his, a lifetime fan, there were just too many highlights.

Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing.

The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.

Put a little love in your heart, and the world will be a better place.

A matured woman is therefore a responsible woman irrespective of her age, status and qualification.

J.P. Morgan learned to fish in troubled waters.

I loved animation and cartoons, even when it was not cool when you were in high school. I raced home to see the Bugs Bunny cartoons.

I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion.

Humans are very good at dreaming, although you'd never know it from your television.

My ambitions were already very clearly fixed by the time I was 6 or 7.

You are more likely to be treated by a migrant in the NHS than you are to be behind them in the queue.

There is nothing for the modern man or woman to fear about most cases of cancer. Nothing except delay.

Man is quite insane. He wouldn?t know how to create a maggot, and he creates Gods by the dozen.