Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.

I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training.

Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.