Madonna and I worked very closely. I was more like the big sister to her.
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I never had a rivalry with Madonna. You don't knock another sister, ever. There's room for everybody on this planet; you don't have to be like anyone else.
Madonna influenced me a lot. She's all about really being yourself and not giving a care in the world, and I really take after that.
Madonna had to break through; I knew she was going to make it big, because I could see how ambitious she was, in a very genuine and sweet way.
I was named after my mother. And I guess when I started making records, Madonna Ciccone seemed too long and complicated, and I just got stuck with Madonna.
I've worked with an awful lot of people. Katy Hepburn, Spencer Tracy.
I was offered jobs impersonating everyone from Cher to Madonna.
One of the things that I've learned working with Madonna is you just move forward. It's really rare that she ever brings up the past.
My nana was an actress, my mom was an actress, and my sister, too. So because I was surrounded by it, it really came naturally.
I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!