My confidence is top-notch, my beauty is top-notch, my brain is top-notch, my acting is top-notch. So, I am world best. I didn’t call myself, they [fans] called me and I claimed it.

I never said I was the greatest. I’m the best.

I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.

Who's to say that every performer should be a good actor? Why can't you just be yourself?

How. Am I. This! Fucking! Good?! Holy shit! I am the fucking best!

In my mind, I'm always the best. I don't care what people think, what they say. In my mind, not just this year but always, I'm always the best.

I'm the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.

The full package of being a good actor is that one can embrace any character. There could be challenges sometimes, but one cannot be considered a good actor without being bold enough to explore one’s skills at length.

Then you are not that afraid because if you are afraid that you won’t be good enough, that is not the question. The question is “What does the work ask of me

I also was afraid I was a very bad actress, because I'd become famous very fast and was making money for people. When you're making money, they're never going to tell you whether you're good or bad. They don't care. I knew that if I had any talent, this would kill it. I never wanted to be a famous bad actress!

I am not as afraid of anything as myself.

Got the same attitude I had when I started. Haven't changed anything but my underwear. I've played everything except midgets and women. People can't make up their minds whether I'm the greatest actor in the world - or the worst. Matter of fact, neither can I. It's been said I underplay so much, I could have stayed home. But I must be good at my job. Or they wouldn't haul me around the world at these prices.

I have no problem being fabulous. But being famous, you know, is a double-edged sword. It is a by-product of what we do. I never set out to be famous when I started out on this journey. I just wanted to be the best actress that I could be. It is always a struggle trying to deal with it and balance it. It was quite overwhelming at that time when you have a lot of people saying all sorts of negative thing

I think I have this thing where everybody has to think I'm the greatest.And if they aren't completely knocked out and dazzled and slightly intimidated by me, I don't feel good about myself.