Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.

I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.

If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes.

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

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

My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.