There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life... I think I must have been crying for some attention.

My life, my career has been like a roller coaster. I've either been an enormous success or just a down-and-out failure.

I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it.

I believe that the real expression of your religious beliefs is shown in the daily pattern of your life, in what you contribute to your surroundings and what you take away without infringing on the rights of other people.

He struck me many times,

I could sketch out a score in different keys, a new way each time.