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

Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist

Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them

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

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.

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

I am known to be able to take care of myself when I become angry. I don't mince words.