I mentioned that I was thinking of getting out of the business after Call Me Madam. I thought maybe I should become a homebody.

Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.

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

Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.

I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame

There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions

My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be