[on the ”˜girl bands’ of her youth] “The Ronettes, The Chiffons, The Marvelettes, The Crystals.. they were completely and utterly…
Category: Quotes
[on what she perceives as the ‘pornification’ of pop music] “Well, whatever strictures there were have fallen apart…”
[on what she perceives as the ”˜pornification’ of pop music] “Well, whatever strictures there were have fallen apart. And now…
I think I’ve been really lucky because my gay crowd had followed me to the limit and the fact that they are so vocal and so full of joy each time they see me, I think that’s a very infectious energy in the audience at my shows.
“I think I’ve been really lucky because my gay crowd had followed me to the limit and the fact that…
The glass ceiling still exists. It’s getting a little better for women, but past a certain age, certainly not.
“The glass ceiling still exists. It’s getting a little better for women, but past a certain age, certainly not.”
[on “Beachesâ€] “No one was more surprised than me at how it took off and has such a place in the hearts of so many generations.”
[on “Beaches”] “No one was more surprised than me at how it took off and has such a place in…
Fame and money was partly what drove me to leave Hawaii for New York to become a singer when I was 19…
“Fame and money was partly what drove me to leave Hawaii for New York to become a singer when I…
My father loved me, but until the day he died he thought it was a total waste of time and that I should have been a teacher or a nurse…
“My father loved me, but until the day he died he thought it was a total waste of time and…
Charm is something a lot of today’s young artists could do with…
“Charm is something a lot of today’s young artists could do with. Maybe I’ll start a charm school, like they…
When I first heard “Wind Beneath My Wingsâ€, I thought: “I’m not singing that…
“When I first heard “Wind Beneath My Wings”, I thought: “I’m not singing that.” [Longtime friend and producer] Marc Shaiman…
[on “Miseryâ€] “I turned that down because I didn’t want to saw off someone’s foot, even though the role won an Oscar [for Kathy Bates].
[on “Misery”] “I turned that down because I didn’t want to saw off someone’s foot, even though the role won…
Sue even had a friend blowing marijuana smoke into her face as she passed away. She was high until the bitter end…
[on Sue Mengers who she played on Broadway] “Sue even had a friend blowing marijuana smoke into her face as…
As an actor you’re supposed to take jobs that will challenge you or force fans to see you in a different light. By the ’90s, I wasn’t really an actor anymore…
“As an actor you’re supposed to take jobs that will challenge you or force fans to see you in a…
[on Susan Boyle] “She is an act whose time has come. People love that voice…
[on Susan Boyle] “She is an act whose time has come. People love that voice. She sings straight. She doesn’t…
As Joan Crawford once said, “I’ll show ya a pair of Golden Globes!â€
“As Joan Crawford once said, “I’ll show ya a pair of Golden Globes!”.”
[Accusing Lady Gaga of stealing her Dolores DeLago routine humorously] I’ve been doing singing mermaid since 1980. You can keep the meat dress and the firecracker boobs. Mermaid’s mine.
[Accusing Lady Gaga of stealing her Dolores DeLago routine humorously] I’ve been doing singing mermaid since 1980. You can keep…
I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
“I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always…
I’m not just vain, I’m ignorant. I’m vignorant!…
“I’m not just vain, I’m ignorant. I’m vignorant!”
On desire: If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life…
On desire: If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
We were very poor, it was a hard-scrabble childhood, not particularly happy…
[on growing up in Hawaii]: We were very poor, it was a hard-scrabble childhood, not particularly happy. The best part…
My parents (mother Ruth a seamstress, father Fred a painter) were not encouraging.
My parents (mother Ruth a seamstress, father Fred a painter) were not encouraging. My father put everybody down. Yeah, it…
I’ve never been to a sex orgy in my entire life. Studio 54 was way worse than the baths…
“I’ve never been to a sex orgy in my entire life. Studio 54 was way worse than the baths.” Edit:…
I was riveting. Yes, it was a place where gay men met and had sex. I didn’t see that…
“I was riveting. Yes, it was a place where gay men met and had sex. I didn’t see that. Someone…
Thank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.
“Thank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for…
I want world peace. Please. Just for my sake, before I go. I also hope that Meryl Streep has the good taste to step aside and let the rest of us have a crack…
I want world peace. Please. Just for my sake, before I go. I also hope that Meryl Streep has the…
Fuck’EM IF THEY CAN’T TAKE A JOKE!
“You know, I wanted to leave you with the memory of the good beneath the gaudy, the saint beneath the…