It does wonders for my own psyche to turn envy into inspiration. No matter how successful we become, we're never above that.

After you have finished a piece of work, the work is then none of your business. Go on and do something else.

We seek out other people to fight off the loneliness but it's like we're children playing at pretend. We are alone in everything we do, Livy. Alone but not without company.

They all think medicine should be magic, and they become mad at me when it's not.

You always thought older people were wiser. It's not that. It's just that our relatives are dead and we're able to speak freely.

The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted.

When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.

Integrity is not a given factor in everyone's life. It is a result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in all situations in our lives.

A Supreme Court nomination and appointment is not a roving commission to rewrite our laws.

This country was founded on a core set of family values. These values should not be discouraged and blatantly undermined by the airing of offensive material on broadcast television and radio.

The thing about summer is, I think it is pretty easy to dress comfortably, like I tend to gravitate more toward flowy, easy pieces. When summer comes around, I am definitely dressing for comfort.