It's better to be happy doing something you love, even if you don't find success right away.

Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it.

I get up every morning and read the obituary column. If my name's not there, I eat breakfast.

Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

When I wasn't working, I put the blame directly where it belonged - I blamed my agent. When I didn't have an agent, I spent time looking for a new agent so I would have somebody to blame.

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

If I had taken my doctor's advice and quit smoking when he advised me to, I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral.