That's the thing about jazz: it's free flowing, it comes from your soul.

I never missed a birthday. I never missed a school play. We carpooled. And the greatest compliment I can ever get is not about my career or performance or anything; it's when people say, 'You know, your girls are great.' That's the real thing for me.

Your success is in your point of view. It's your life that you're talking about; it's your observations. That's the best lesson that I ever had.

I’m a Texas girl, with a California soul.

The death of Sid Caesar on Wednesday caused a chain reaction in my soon-to-be-66-year-old mind. I was saddened, of course, but felt a sense of relief that he was at last free from the indignity of aging.

I'd like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.