As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand. |
Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver. |
You gotta have a gimmick. |
The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now. |
Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced. |
My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic. |
I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank. |
I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people. |
Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square. |
Everything's coming up roses - for me. |
I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me. |
I Got Rhythm really put me on the map. |
There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman. |
Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice. |
I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano. |
Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart. |
I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films. |
I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint. |
I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time. |
Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret. |