I guess I've never really been aggressive, although almost everybody else in show business fights and gouges and knees to get where they want to be.

There's no doubt in my mind that people on the West Coast - L.A. particularly - and the East Coast have no clue at all about what's happening outside their own little bailiwick. And they think everybody is stupid because they are not sophisticated.

I still think I'm not as good as anybody else.

Phil Harris and Pat Boone were once paired as guests on an episode of Andy Williams' TV show. During a rehearsal break, Harris suggested the three of them go out for a drink. When Boone declined, explaining he did not drink, Harris asked Williams, "Andy, can you imagine getting up in the morning knowing that's the best you're going to feel all day?"

I guess I've never really been aggressive, although almost everybody else in show business fights and gouges and knees to get where they want to be.

A popular song is one that makes us all think we can sing.

I never tried to sing like anybody else, fortunately I didn't sound like anybody else. It just happened.