"It's fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh."

"I'm so compulsive about stuff, I know if I had ever gotten pregnant, of course, that would have been my whole focus. But I didn't choose to have children because I'm focused on my career. And I just don't think, as compulsive as I am, that I could manage both."

"I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!"

"A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated."

"It's been phenomenal, but everybody keeps congratulating me on my resurgence and my big comeback. I haven't been away, guys. I've been working steadily for the last 63 years."

"I cannot stand the people who get wonderful starts in show business and who abuse it. Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, for example, although there are plenty of others, too. They are the most blessed people in the world, and they don't appreciate it."

"Of course, nobody's tearing my door down. If you're successful you're going to intimidate and scare off the people you'd like to spend time with. They're not going to approach you. And the ones who do are often there because you are a celebrity."

"You know what the problem that animal activists sometimes have? They only concentrate on the heartbreaking things to the point where the general public thinks, 'Oh, here comes those animal folks again and I'm going to hear all the things I don't want to hear.'"

"Take personal responsibility. A lot of people go, 'Well, I'll get a dog because I have a kid and a kid needs a dog.' And it doesn't work out for that dog and the dog is on the street."

"If everyone took personal responsibility for their animals, we wouldn't have a lot of the animal problems that we do. I'm a big spay-and-neuter supporter. Don't have babies if you're not going to take care of those babies. We don't need more. We just need to take care of the ones we have. Take responsibility and breathe kindness."

"I was one of the first women producers in Hollywood."

"I'm having the time of my life and the fact that I'm still working - how lucky can you get? I'm 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That's a privilege."

"Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that - it's got to be funny."

"I've worked with Morris Animal Foundation for more than 40 years now, and I'm so proud of all they've done to advance veterinary medicine for animals worldwide."

"I'm the luckiest broad on two feet, I'll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn't get any good parts, so I'm blessed."

"When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea."

"I stayed in show business to pay for my animal business."

"I'm not what you might call sexy, but I'm romantic. Let's put it that way."

"If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn't sound great to me!"

"I have the backbone of an eel."

"I am the luckiest old broad on two feet if the truth were known. It's - but it all goes back to 'Mary Tyler Moore,' 'Golden Girls,' all those - actors love to take the credit. We couldn't do it without the writers."

"I don't get political."

"'Mary Tyler Moore' was - it was my first big hit."

"I just want to bring as much natural as I can. I'm not saying that people who take acting lessons are false. They're much better than I am, but it doesn't work for me."

"I like double entendre because then the people who get it enjoy it, and the people who don't get it don't know about it."

"When we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and 'Oh my gosh - look what it's doing!'"

"I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress."

"My style offstage is so different from onstage. I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress."

"When you're a pop star, it's a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are five and fans that are 65; there are so many people wanting so many things."

"I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies."

"Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy."

"I just hope people don't get sick of us. I'm sick of us and I'm in Destiny's Child."

"There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life."

"I discovered after going to music festivals that I am a rock fan. I love the guitars, the phrasing, and the abandon of rock fans."

"I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage."

"I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood."

"Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her - her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class."

"I know I'm stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us."

"There's my personal life, my sensitive side, and then me as a performer, sexy and energised and fun."

"My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like Destiny's Child's, so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line."

"Any other woman who has to go to work and pick up the kids and make dinner - that's way harder than what I have to do."

"My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like 'Destiny's Child's', so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line. I was adamant about not putting my name on something that I didn't love."

"One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete."

"I love my job, but it's more than that: I need it."

"I mean, I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn't mean I don't get frustrated in my life."

"I just try to write songs that people are going to have a dialogue about."

"I hold a lot of things in. I'm always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don't rage; I usually don't curse. So for me, it's a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want."

"To be able to travel the world, especially to places I never thought I'd be... it's really, you know, still fascinating for me."

"The more successful I become, the more I need a man."

"The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads."