Mom And Pop Were Proud Of My

Any Audience That Gets A Laugh Out Of Me Gets It While I'm Facing Them

I've Never Suffered Stage Fright. That Fascinates People.

There Have Been People Who Have Tried To Take Advantage Of Me. They Want To Be Linked To Me Just Because I'm Ethel Merman.

The Only Things I Read Are Gossip Columns. If I Read Three Pages Of A Book, I'm Out Like A Light. When I Pick Up The Book Again, I've Forgotten What I've Read And Have To Start Over Again. By Page Three, Even If I've Just Awakened From A Nine -hour Nap, I Fall Asleep Again. So If Anyone Gives Me A Book, It Had Better Have Lots Of Pictures.

Broadway Has Been Very Good To Me. But Then, I've Been Very Good To Broadway.