I plan to do my next two albums with Lady Gaga . She is quite a talent.

The young people look great on television. They’re youthful and have a lot of zip and energy, but when you see them live, they can only do about 20 minutes because they haven’t got the training to hold an audience for an hour and a half or so.

I still insist that American performers are the best performers in the world.

You can't teach it [jazz singing]. There's nobody who can teach you how to sing jazz. Either you know how to sing jazz, or you don't.

Someday, when I'm awfully low, and the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight.

More than anybody else I’d like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.

I don't look down to an audience. I look up to them. They respond to quality.