I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

To be granted some kind of usable talent and to be able to use it to the fullest extent of which you are capable - this, to me, is a kind of joy that is almost unequaled.

I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

Boys, if you don't stick together, how do you expect me to follow you-ah?