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] sang like a hinge.

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

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time

Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist

I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me