To My Knowledge, I Was The First

My Father Wasn't Much For Show Business. He Was An Insurance Man - Very Well-liked, Very Warm. He Had A Lot Of Friends.

When I'm Onstage, I'm Acting.

Everything I Do On Stage, I Made Up In Saloons. I Started Doing It In Front Of People, And That Became My Performance. I Never Had Writers.

You Got To Have A Lot Of Courage. Secondly, Whatever It Is You're Doing You Have To Believe In It Wholeheartedly. Thirdly, You Have To Be Able To Stand Up In Front Of People And Know That They'll Laugh.

When You're 18, You're Just So Busy Being Scared And Having Fun - A Crazy Mixture - That You Never Thought Of Dying.