Once I had the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best.

I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals

Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist

I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint

Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced.

I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes