I didn't have any inhibitions. I saw Elvis and Gene Vincent, and I thought, 'Well, I can do this.' And I liked doing it. It's a real buzz, even in front of 20 people, to make a complete fool of yourself. But people seemed to like it. And the thing is, if people started throwing tomatoes at me, I wouldn't have gone on with it. But they all liked it, and it always seemed to be a success, and people were shocked. I could see it in their faces.

I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.

You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm.

No matter how talented you are, not everyone is going to like you, but that's life. Stay strong.

I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.