I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films. — 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 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… — Ethel Merman Copy Share
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
