Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.

Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.

What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that I can respond to.

There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.

My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand.

If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.