I learn my songs by ear.
I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.
I just can't read music.
I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.
Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another.
I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.
I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training.
Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.
Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.
Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.
