I try not to drink too much, because when I'm drunk, I bite. [on acting] You have to think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, but know you're not. [during a concert in Brisbane, Australia 2005] It's been 26 years since I was last here. Before my fans were all taking drugs; this time they're all taking medication! The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you. I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes. I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing. Get the trash off the street and back on the stage where it belongs. In Hawaii I was the chief chunker in a pineapple canning factory. I used to come home smelling like a compote. Underneath all this drag I'm really a librarian, you know. I wouldn't say I invented tack, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. [Asked by Parade Magazine whether she will retire after her show in Las Vegas] I think so. I must say, my high kick is just as high as it ever was, thanks to tai chi. But everything is a bit slower. The mind - things don't stick the way they used to. I feel like I'm going out with a bang. It's something my husband and I have talked about. I certainly don't want to die in harness. I'm not one of those people.

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