I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.

There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.

An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.

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.

My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.

Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.