"Just because they say they're praying for you in your face, doesn't mean they aren't laughing at your struggle behind your back."

“We generally look around for what is not there fretting over it and thus letting go of what is there.”

“In schools of theology Negroes are taught the interpretation of the Bible worked out by those who have justified segregation and winked at the economic debasement of the Negro at times almost to the point of starvation.”

“Hear what the artists hear, and listen to the music the way they should, the way I do.”

“There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.”

“As a dancer I couldn't outdance Ginger Rogers or Eleanor Powell. As a singer I'm no rival to Doris Day. As an actress I don't take myself seriously...I'm the girl the truck drivers love.”

“You feel guilt when you're not necessarily in the best mood and you say to your fans "No, I don't want to take a photo," or you're not as happy or bubbly as they probably thought you would be. I've had to remind myself that's okay. No one's forcing me or any other celebrity to take time out of their day to say hi to these fans or do these things. There is a sense of guilt that you can feel sometimes for not meeting their expectations, but that's kind of wrong for me to think that way, because I am a person.”

“I'll say it loud and say it proud. I'm completely insane.”

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“I get so fed up with the making of an album taking over my life - it's all I can think about or talk about. You find yourself in a rut and lacking inspiration and it's hard to get out of that because I'm working alone in the studio.”