I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films.

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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 wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes.

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Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart.

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The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.

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Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.

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If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill.

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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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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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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.

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