I remember Tallulah (Bankhead) telling of going into a public ladies' room and discovering there was no toilet tissue. She looked underneath the booth and said to the lady in the next stall, 'I beg your pardon, do you happen to have any toilet tissue in there?' The lady said no. So Tallulah said, 'Well, then, dahling, do you have two fives for a ten?'

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

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

Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me

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

[Cole Porter] sang like a hinge.

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