A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it.

I hate the word wholesome.

I think that the best way to explain that is that my mother gave me all the color and character and flare and liveliness, and my father gave me all the sanity and nature and all the things that helped me be a more rounded human being.

Of course, you can say it backwards, which is dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupus, but that's going a bit too far, don't you think?

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it.

The film industry is a cyclical business. Even musicals are coming back.