Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.
I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.
I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships.
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.
The goal is to live a full, productive life even with all that ambiguity. No matter what happens, whether the cancer never flares up again or whether you die, the important thing is that the days that you have had you will have lived.
You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused.
There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.
Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.
Dreams are like paper, they tear so easily.
I had been a fan of Gene Wilder's for many years, but the first time I saw him in person, my heart fluttered - I was hooked. It felt like my life went from black and white to Technicolor.
I think clothes should make you feel safe. I like clothes you want to go to sleep in. I sometimes stand in front of a mirror and change a million times because I know I really want to wear my nightgown.
Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I'd rather not belong to.
Adopted kids are such a pain - you have to teach them how to look like you.
I would say that Lucy, 'I Love Lucy,' she was my idol.
Fame changes a lot of things, but it can't change a lightbulb.
I'm so full I can't hear.
When the journalists asked Gene, 'Why didn't you marry the beautiful girl in 'The Woman in Red'?' he would always reply, 'I did!'
My father had a hotel, and people in show business used to stay there. He loved peformers and entertainment, and I grew up knowing that.
Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh.
