I just keep traveling and doing live shows.

You probably only know what you've read [about Marilyn Monroe].You didn't know her. The people who talk about her didn't know her either.

I feel sorry for the young people today. I think there's too much paparazzi and not enough protection.

I always avoid not working.

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good.

I loved working with Bette Davis. Bette Davis was great to work with and a wonderful teacher, and very kind to me. We became good friends.

[Las Vegas in the early 1960] was thrilling, exciting... I would describe it as very Parisian.