“I have very high expectations of myself. I'm a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else then so be it.”

“The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”

“I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I am. But I think always to tell the truth in a sometimes blatant way, even though it might be temporarily unpopular, is the best approach.”

“My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.”

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.”

“It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.”

“The days you work are the best days.”

“Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me.”

“Testing oneself is best when done alone.”