“I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.”

“People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.”

“Peace does exist. It exists in your heart and soul.”

“I feel sad when I realize how much truth is being changed or obscured in the American media.”

“I failed at the biggest things there are in life. I failed in my health, I failed in my marriage, I failed in everything, and I've picked myself up and gone on.”

“TV is so different from the movies. It takes a lot of stamina because you work such long hours. It is really challenging. You are learning the next day's lines while you are shooting today's scenes. I found courage I never realised I had. I hope to do more.”

“You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out by the roots.”

“It's my experience that you really can't lose when you try the truth.”

“I've never been willing to lie about my age. Why on earth would I want to tell people I'm 35, which I'm not, and have them say, 'Oh that's nice,' when I could tell them I'm 47, which I am, and have them look at me and go, 'Whoa!'. I'm not afraid of aging. I stopped being afraid of life a long time ago.”

“I've been famous for a long, long time. So I don't think of it - I think of it very differently. It's the normal temperature of my room.”

“There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too.”