I remember Tallulah (Bankhead) telling of going into a public ladies' room and discovering there was no toilet tissue. She looked underneath the booth and said to the lady in the next stall, 'I beg your pardon, do you happen… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them. — 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
