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

Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret

The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now

Who's happy these days?

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

I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them.

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