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title: "1 Broadway Musicals Quotes By Ethel Merman"
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> [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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-wasn-t-straining-at-the-bit-to-become-a-movie-star-any-more-than-i/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

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## More by Ethel Merman

> [You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/you-ll-never-prove-you-re-too-good-for-a-job-by-not-doing-your-best/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-attend-surprisingly-few-shows-the-type-of-theater-that-is-popular/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/at-a-flea-market-i-always-head-for-the-junk-jewelry-table-first/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/the-only-things-i-read-are-gossip-columns-if-i-read-three-pages-of-a/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-ve-never-suffered-stage-fright-that-fascinates-people/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [You gotta have a gimmick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/you-gotta-have-a-gimmick/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-ll-admit-i-was-honored-to-be-on-the-cover-of-time/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/my-father-taught-me-to-read-music-and-play-the-piano-but-not-well/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-ve-made-a-wonderful-living-playing-that-theatrical-character-the/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/cole-porter-had-a-worldwide-reputation-as-a-sophisticate-and-hedonist/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/broadway-has-been-very-good-to-me-but-then-i-ve-been-very-good-to/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-ve-never-cooked-i-can-t-do-much-more-in-the-kitchen-than-make-a-cup/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/as-far-as-dramas-are-concerned-it-s-considered-passe-for-playwrights/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-don-t-like-to-read-the-only-things-i-read-are-gossip-columns-if/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

> [I told her that there was something about Christmas carols that always brought tears to my eyes. I added that I also cry at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-told-her-that-there-was-something-about-christmas-carols-that/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

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