Sandra Bernhard

“My comedy has always been about my life and my experiences.”

“I'm a performer. I'm a stand-up. I'm a provocateur. I'm a satirist. I'm a singer. I'm an author. I'm an actress.”

“I've always been a bit of an outsider. I've always felt like I was on the outside looking in.”

“I don't really have a lot of regrets. I think that's one of the things that I'm proud of.”

“I'd like to be a mixture of Jagger and Rauschenberg. But that's probably asking too much.”

“I think my sensibility is very American. I'm very coarse. I'm very direct. I'm very honest. I'm very opinionated.”

“I just want to have a nice, quiet column. I'm not a mean person. I'm a little bit of a bitch, but I'm not a mean person.”

“Without Madonna, I wouldn't have a friend in the world.”

“I am an artist, and I have a soul and a heart, and that is what I do. I am an entertainer.”

“I'm a survivor. I'm a fighter. I'm a person who's not going to give up.”

“What I do is not a shtick. I've been doing it for 35 years.”

“I think you have to be true to yourself. You have to be authentic.”

“I've always been very political, and I've always been very outspoken.”

“Celebrity is a weird thing. It's a very fickle, strange thing.”

“My style is a reflection of my personality. It's a little bit eclectic, a little bit edgy, and a little bit glamorous.”

“I'm not a stand-up comedian in the classic sense. I'm a storyteller.”

“I love fashion. I've always been into fashion.”

“I think it's important to have a voice and to use it.”

“I'm not afraid to be vulnerable. I think that's where the real strength is.”