It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.

I don't think today's younger audience... would even know what 1920s musicals were like.

Miracles are happening every day. I do think that's true. If you can take the time to look. It took me a while to learn that, though some children know it instinctively and they do have wonder when they are kids. But the trouble is, as we grow older, we lose it.

I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.

I was named after my two grandmothers - Julia Elizabeth.