[Cole Porter] sang like a hinge.

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

Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist

Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice.

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

There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.