Most people call me Mercy. I like it

Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come.

I don't think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do. That's all right. I've never looked for a job in my life, and I'm not going to start now. I have plenty to keep me busy.

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless.

One of the cruelest judgments sustained against me is that I have spoken out as a recovered alcoholic to stimulate my acting career.

the Irish ... are full of the fear of the Lord and the joy of living, and they don't know how to combine the two, but they'll sure have a good time trying.