Smoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics.

I worked very hard, but I think it's unfair to make it all sound like it's all David's fault.

I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it. I always went to people who knew more than I did.

She (Judy Garland) was a friend of mine, a trying friend, but a friend. That is what I tell myself: She did everything she ever wanted to do. She never really denied herself anything for me. See, I say, she had a wonderful life; she did what she wanted to do. And I have no right to change her fulfillment into my misery. I'm on my own broom now.

I know that. I'm having a ball. I'm not slap happy. I'm just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And they're back and they're thriving.

No, I'm a theatrical, live performer or a movie performer.

To the general public, show business may just mean the artistic part, but the dollar and cents element is the reality every performer has to face.