I think everything in my life has led to my animal welfare work.

It was the only ambition I ever had - not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star, but to be a housewife in a good marriage.

If a man does something silly, people say, 'Isn't he silly?' If a woman does something silly, people say, 'Aren't women silly?

I've just always loved animals.

I just feel so fortunate and so blessed to have been able to entertain people in the theatres and on record, it's just an amazing life that I've experienced.

You haven't lived until you've lived with a cat.

I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.