I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me.

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

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.

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

This nation loves singing and loves acting.

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

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