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

As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand

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

My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician

Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me

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

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