Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

You know something? I'm decent! There isn't a great deal of decency in the world, especially in our business, and I'm one of the few really decent ladies around.

As for my feelings toward "Over the Rainbow", it's become part of my life. It is so symbolic of all dreams and wishes that I'm sure that's why people sometimes get tears in their eyes when they hear it.

People en masse have always been wonderful to me. I truly have a great love for an audience...I want to give them two hours of just pow.

My life, my career has been like a roller coaster. I've either been an enormous success or just a down-and-out failure.

I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it.

Behind every cloud is another cloud.