When you’re constantly looking for things from other people, you’re not looking within yourself.
My father was a proctologist and my mother was an abstract artist, so that’s how I view the world.
Of course, everybody’s family is dysfunctional – we’ve accepted that. What are we supposed to do? Hate our parents for the rest of our lives?
I knew I wanted to be a performer and do comedy at 5 years old. My dad’s wife, Marlene Rosenbaum, was boiling water and she goes, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I said, “A comedian.” And she laughed and laughed because she thought that was the cutest, funniest thing...
I’ve always been opposed to groups. I can’t believe the doctrine of group is going to work for every single person within the group.
Love is the only shocking act left on the face of the earth.
Madonnas got one big choice. Take a couple of years off and become a human being.
People want to be famous, they want to be loved, they want to be accepted. They want to push aside their past and the things that have been embarrassing to them.
I don’t like surgery. I don’t like elective surgery, I don’t like surgery that you have to have.
When you’re watching the news, how many days in a row can you watch that and feel good about yourself and the world?
I think I’ve drawn from some of the most feminine women, like Jackie Kennedy. I am totally devastated that she’s gone. She had it all.
People feel like if they don’t have a voice or a name or the spotlight, then they’re invisible. But if you can’t wake up in your world, in your life, with your family and your friends, and enjoy it, then forget it. All bets are off, because that’s all anybody is guaranteed.