Instead Of Looking At The Past, I

You Can Have A Lot Of New York And Still See What's Going On In The Rest Of The World, I Think - Like In China.

I'm A Parent, And I Try To Take Care Of My Health And Keep My Life In Order. In The Last Few Years I've Really Had To Decide What's Important To Me, And It Seems To Me That My Family And My Health Are Top On The List. And Those Have Nothing To Do With Show Business.

So Every Time I Make A New Circuit, A New Time Around, Then I Change The Show. You Can't Change The Songs; People Still Want To Hear "lady Sings The Blues" And They Still Want To Hear Some Of The Oldies.

I Use Jimmy Galanos Gowns For Real Special Occasions And Things - Television, Special Occasions Where I Know I'm Being Filmed. But I Never Really Wear His Gowns On Stage. My Stage Gowns Are More Costumey. There's Different Levels Of Things That I Wear.i Would Never Wear My Stage Gowns To A Party.

I Just Think Josephine Baker Life Story Needs To Be Done. I Think She Was An Extraordinary Woman. To See Someone Who Was Basically A Showgirl Have The Kind Of Lifestyle She Had Was Extraordinary. I Really Think She Made Her Own Lifestyle.