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" Directors didn't want to work with me because I was 'too controlling.' If it had been a man, it wouldn't have meant a damn thing. "

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" I want to know where joy lives. I'd interview scientists, religious leaders and heads of state. I'd want to find out exactly what makes people happy. I'd want to look into the biology, the chemistry of the human brain. "

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" I was born Jewish, and I consider that my religion. But I've studied all religions, and as you learn more, you really learn that everyone's praying to the same God. "

" When I started go-go dancing on tables for a living, I didn't want to tell my mom or my dad. I made 25 dollars a night, and I was able to make my rent, with the four girls I lived with. "

" I don't read much, to tell you the truth, about me, you know. I don't read my articles very much or stuff like that, but I have read things upon occasion, and some of it is true, and some of it isn't true, you know. I mean it's just the way it goes, you know. "

" I was always a performer, always on stage, but I also always believed I was going to go home, open a dance school, get married, and have what you would call a 'normal' life. "

" A body smiles, like, 72 times a day. Where does that smile go? That's what I want to know. "

" My mother was the kind of person who was very much part of her tribe and very much a satellite of her tribe. She was the girl who left her family at the age of 17 and went to Washington. My mother was orphaned at three and then was brought up by my aunt Goldie. So, yes she belonged, but there was a part of her that didn't. "

" We have to embrace obstacles to reach the next stage of joy. "

" If you're going to train your body, it would be a really good thing to also train your brain. "

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" So curiosity, I think, is a really important aspect of staying young or youthful. "

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" The big money goes to kids and young men - big tent-pole movies, which are expensive but have a great return. "

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" I'm extremely proud of my daughter. She's done amazing work. She's worked on herself, which I think is important. "

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