I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time.

In America, they are paranoid about ruining the reputations of people once they are dead and cannot answer back. They have this fascination which to me seems cruel and morbid. I do not want any part of it.

I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.

I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money.

I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.

My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer - the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn't want there to be any problems.

The thought of playing a New York detective scared the hell out of me. I didn't know if people would believe me in the role just because of my physicality, which made me want to do it even more.

I've never played a character where I've had so much fun on the physical end. I don't want to say I like it too much but it's fun having a gun on you and getting to manhandle men.

They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.

I feel that the majority of people should decide for themselves what kind of government they want.

I would like to state that my personal opinions are that the people of every country should decide by themselves what kind of government they want.

If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business.

Whatever you want too much you can't have, so when you really want something, try to want it a little less.

I'm a simple man. All I want is enough sleep for two normal men, enough whiskey for three, and enough women for four.