One Thing You Cannot Control Is Nature.

I Have Three Girls, And I Say The Same Thing To Them. I'm Not Involved In Their Careers Because I've Learned That It's Important For Them To Stand On Their Own Two Feet. They'll Feel Better And Prouder Of Themselves If They Do.

I Have Never Gotten Into The Label Thing.

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.

All My Gowns Have Trains On Them. I Make A Train That Goes On Forever. I Love Long Trains And Then I Stand There And Twirl Around And Wrap Myself Up In It.

I'm From A Singing Family, But They're Not Professional Singers, Only Gospel - My Grandfather Was A Minister. I Started To Sing The Music That Was Out Then Because My Mother Used To Play It All The Time. It Was The End Of The '50s, The Beginning Of The '60s. There Was Frankie Lyman And The Teenagers, Etta James... We Used To Sit Outside On The Stoop And Sing. We Even Used To Put Our Radios And Record Players Outside.