"First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor."

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"First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor."

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"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag."

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"I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story."

Life

"If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer."

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"Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star."

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"Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty."

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"I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife."

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"I never thought I was gonna live to 30."

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"I think I'm constantly in a state of adjustment."

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