I fell in love with a man, not a Beatle.
I have a very independent spirit.
In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become.
I grew up in a home filled with music and had an early appreciation of jazz since my dad was a jazz musician. Beginning at around age three I started singing with his band and jazz music has continued to be one of my three passions along with acting and writing. I like to say jazz music is my musical equivalent of comfort food. It's always where I go back to when I want to feel grounded.
The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.
Yes, my kids come first, but as a parent I need to come to them with a fresh mind. I can't be too exhausted or too tired. And I am a better parent when I have more energy.
We are the most brutal with the people we love the most.
I am the boss of me. You can't change anyone else. Women think they can. But you know what? You can't.
In a sense the whole American comic tradition had been that of social criticism.
It started out as a typically insane idea to map every part of the published text in terms of its manuscript provenance and history, and to establish the cultural meaning of the book, part and whole.
She surprised him by agreeing. "Yes, I was simply curious, and no, I would never criticize you in front of your followers. Do you have the patience to endure one more question, husband?" "What is it?" "When do you suppose you'll leave me behind?