Quotes

“I’m really looking forward to coming back to play the big theater,”

“I wanted to be Arlene Francis,”

“People don’t call Chris Rock a black comedian, so I would like the same respect,”

“People forget what everything was like back then, … I was wondering how I would go over since I was so openly queer. Some clubs wouldn’t let me do open-mike night (in New York). I couldn’t do the gay thing (and this is just 14 years ago.) Fortunately that feels like a thousand years ago. Everything has changed.”

“I’m almost your hometown girl, … I lived in Ridgefield Park for 10 years and I love coming back to Asbury Park.”