Ethel Merman

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

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I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.

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I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast.

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My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be.

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When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.

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Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square.

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Everything's coming up roses - for me.

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I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals.

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My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic.

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Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own.

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Quotes by Ethel Merman