I don't care to dress up except when it is necessary or good for my business.

My aunts lived on liquor and seldom felt like eating much. I don't know what's wrong about a kid stealing when he's hungry.

I could depend a lot on my shaking, though I never shimmied vulgarly and only to express myself.

I want affection and tenderness desperately, but there's something in me that prevents me from handing it out.

Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.

I could always open shows, perform through the middle, and close shows.

New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.