When I was in kindergarten, I had one line in a little play. I said, I am Patrick Potato and this is my cousin, Mrs. Tomato, and I heard laughter. I wanted to be an actress from that moment on.

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You can't show me an ad on TV with hard bodies and say I have...

You can't show me an ad on TV with hard bodies and say I have...

If someone is mean, harmful, or evil, they're out of my life. I cross them...

If someone is mean, harmful, or evil, they're out of my life. I cross them...

The minute you're born, you're getting older.

The minute you're born, you're getting older.

My awards are lovely. I love to show them of.

My awards are lovely. I love to show them of.

You can change my mind, but you gotta work harder at it.

You can change my mind, but you gotta work harder at it.

You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all -...

You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all -...

I think women are taught to ask permission about everything. We don't realize that we...

I think women are taught to ask permission about everything. We don't realize that we...

I used to sit near Marilyn Monroe in the Actor's Studio. She'd get dressed up...

I used to sit near Marilyn Monroe in the Actor's Studio. She'd get dressed up...

With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life....

With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life....

When I go, if there's a tombstone it will say, She doesn't give in. She...

When I go, if there's a tombstone it will say, She doesn't give in. She...

You know I'm an actress, not just a funny lady.

You know I'm an actress, not just a funny lady.

I'm learning something all the time. That's the way I want it to go, and...

I'm learning something all the time. That's the way I want it to go, and...

Love them for who they are, and what they are they are; they are not...

Love them for who they are, and what they are they are; they are not...

There's no magazine you open, unless its AARP, that shows a woman over the age...

There's no magazine you open, unless its AARP, that shows a woman over the age...

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.

Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You...

Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You...

One of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of...

One of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of...

My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able...

My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able...

He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he...

He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he...

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.