Quotes

[on her title of Queen of Grande Rio samba school drums] Honey, I'm not here because of my butt, but for the actress that I am.

On politicians: "They bite themselves in envy of us. They die to be on the screen, while we're there every day.

[on her fans] I'm not of the kind that abhors fans. Instead, they deserve all of my gratitude.

To be on my side, a man needs a mind 20 younger than myself.

I have pity of dying, I think I'm still fine, I need to do a lot of things, I have so much to do, I didn't want to go out, I wanted to travel with my grandchildren, I think life has been wonderful with me, I'm still standing, to this day and with all the vigor and traveling and the public really likes me a lot and I'm very happy to pass on this strength and life vibration, I think that's the most important thing.