Middle Age Is Youth Without Levity, And

I'm Not Going To Go Around With A Long Face - That's A Waste Of Time

The Succession Of Cheerful, Period Musicals I Made, Plus Oscar Levant's Widely Publicized Remark About My Virginity, Contributed To What Has Been Called My "image", Which Is A Word That Baffles Me. There Never Was Any Intent On My Part Either In My Acting Or In My Private Life To Create Any Such Thing As An Image.

I Think Everything In My Life Has Led To My Animal Welfare Work.

I've Never Met An Animal I Didn't Like, And I Can't Say The Same Thing About People.

The One Radio Voice That I Listened To Above Others Belonged To Ella Fitzgerald. There Was A Quality To Her Voice That Fascinated Me, And I'd Sing Along With Her, Trying To Catch The Subtle Ways She Shaded Her Voice, The Casual Yet Clean Way She Sang The Words.