Self Quotes by Annette Funicello

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

— Annette Funicello

I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart

— Annette Funicello

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white…

— Annette Funicello

Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

— Annette Funicello

Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting.

— Annette Funicello

My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse Club.

— Annette Funicello

Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters.

— Annette Funicello

Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.

— Annette Funicello

In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

— Annette Funicello

To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predictable.

— Annette Funicello

At the beginning of 1955 only about 60 percent of American homes had TVs.

— Annette Funicello

You don't have to pound your head after hearing a country song and wonder if you missed something.

— Annette Funicello