I parody myself every chance I get. I try to make fun of myself and let people know that I`m a human being, and these things that have happened to me are real. I`m not just some cartoon who exists and suddenly doesn`t exist.

[On the death of "Diff`rent Strokes" (1978) co-star Dana Plato] "It`s very unfortunate that Dana is no longer with us - she was a wonderful woman, but her death was a welcome, though sad piece of closure to "Diff`rent Strokes". The possibility of a reunion no longer exists now, and thank God."

I can see through almost any scam, especially one perpetrated by the federal government. I can see through it... they can`t pull the wool over my eyes, it`s absolutely freakin` impossible to pull the wool over my eyes about the government.

I got tired of the doing the show. I didn`t wanna do it anymore. But there was nothing I could do about that, because the contract was already signed. So I was a little bitter about that because I didn`t wanna be there. The character wasn`t growing, he wasn`t interesting to me anymore.

I don`t hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.

I still have the desire to do the job of acting. It`s just a matter of whether I`ll be allowed to do the job of acting that remains to be seen. There are only so many brick walls that I`m willing to beat my head on.

My parents were as much under the thumb of everyone else [and the network, and all the people that are part of the Hollywood machine] as I was. I have worked on episodes of Diff`rent Strokes" (1978) 15 hours straight. And everyone was looking the other way and no one said anything."

George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.

You can involve yourself in electronics, computers, puzzles... there`s a lot of creativity and brain working. There`s a lot to model trains that people don`t realize.

[When asked by Howard Stern if he has had oral sex] "No! that`s not a place for a young woman`s face to be."

When Diff`rent Strokes" (1978) got canceled, I was enormously thrilled and was very much looking forward to starting the rest of my life."

I read Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Reader`s Digest... I read some responsible journalism, and from that, I form my own opinions. I also happen to be intelligent, and I question everything.

I can`t sit back and swallow stuff. I live in a time and place, and in a country on earth where you`re not supposed to swallow it. People just gave up.