Quotes

[In 1998, reacting to being told that Monica Lewinsky liked to compare herself to Elvira] At least, I get my little black dress cleaned once in a while.

[on her career before she landed her "Elvira" job in 1981] I was your typical struggling actress. I went to every audition, took a million acting, dancing and singing lessons, and spent years wondering where my next meal was coming from.

[In 2014, on her dream date with Elvis Presley] I was a big groupie. I loved music. I got to realize the dream of actually meeting Elvis and actually going out on a date with Elvis, so that was a dream come true for me. There was a lot of making out going on. We had a great time.

[In 2014, on Elvis Presley giving her some advice] He is one hundred percent responsible for me getting out of Vegas and going on with my career. Elvis said to me, "You don't want to stay here. This is not a town you should be in." And I don't think if that would've come from anybody but Elvis, I would've done it.

[her legacy] How do I want to be remembered? I'd ideally love for Elvira to remain a Halloween icon. But as Cassandra, I'd like to be remembered as someone who had time to be a good mother.

Everybody who grew up being bullied and made fun of a lot, and didn't fit in socially for whatever reason, identifies with Elvira. That was me when I was a kid. Because of the scars I had from the boiling water accident, I was teased mercilessly. I didn't have a lot of friends. My best friend was considered a weirdo by the other kids. So we just kept to ourselves. We would have been goths if that had been invented, you know? I have a huge gay following and I hear from fans all the time how much Elvira means to them.

[continuing as Elvira] The day I start looking pathetic in the outfit is the time to hang it up. When she gets old enough, I'll put my daughter in that dress and she can go out and be the new Elvira.

[meeting Elvis] When I was a Vegas showgirl, Elvis had a party that I was invited to. He gravitated to me because I was 17 and the other showgirls were in their thirties. It was a dream come true.

[Ariana Grande snubbing her at Elvira's stage show] She came and she brought 20 guests, so she wanted 20, 21 tickets. We're like, 'OK,' and we give her the tickets. She comes backstage and she asks if I could take pictures with all of her friends and relatives [that] she brought. I take a picture with every single one of them. I sign autographs for every single one of them. Then I say to her, 'Can we take a photo together?' She goes, 'Nah, I don't really do that.'