Believe Quote by Bridget Everett

Toni Collette is one of my favorite. I have a passion for actresses. The list is going to be very, very long.

— Marion Cotillard

I loved her music and the fact that she was a classically trained pianist and that her voice was so unique, but what made…

— India Arie

I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money…

— Nia Long

I stumbled onto Peggy Feury in the '80s. I recognized her brilliance immediately; it took her awhile to recognize mine.

— John Densmore

There was rock and roll across the dial, when I think of her it makes me smile.

— Tom Petty

Austin is a big music town, so growing up, I had a lot of local heroes. Toni Price I was very, very into; she…

— Lauren Worsham

One of my favorite credits is to say that I worked behind Marilyn Monroe, and I love saying that. She was phenomenal.

— George Chakiris

I took a while to fall in love with Val d'Isere. It was November 1985 and, keen to delay getting a 'serious job' after…

— Mary Nightingale

I love Simone Rocha. I just think she's really clever.

— Alexa Chung

I used to watch Floella Benjamin and think, 'She's amazing!' It was inspiring to see someone who didn't necessarily look like me. I was…

— Alison Hammond

I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina [Simone] is someone that I could relate…

— Nikki Giovanni

I would say that Cynthia Nixon is somebody I admire, and Toni Collette as well. Those women - their work inspires me, whatever they…

— Alice Ripley