My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now — 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
