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 — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me. — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
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… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway. — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast. — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
I told her that there was something about Christmas carols that always brought tears to my eyes. I added that I also cry at… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
