Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Joan Rivers Joked She Wanted A 'Showbiz Funeral' With 'Meryl Streep Crying In Different Accents'

Aly WeismanSep 5, 2014, 02:56 IST

Joan Rivers died Thursday at the age of 81, but the topic was something that had been on her mind for a while.

In her 2013 book "I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me," Joan jokingly addressed death, her will, and the glamorous funeral she hoped for:

Joan Rivers/'I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me'

Joan had some other great quotes on life and death:

"I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware."
"I enjoy life when things are happening. I don't care if it's good things or bad things. That means you're alive. Things are happening."
"I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door-or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."

Joan has also joked about not wanting to die a natural death:twitter.com/LettersOfNote