Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.

I believe it is possible to tell what sign some people were born under by watching their eyes, watching how they walk, how they talk.

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.

For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with.

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.

Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.