Ethel Merman Quotes
- Mary Martin was Broadway's biggest closet king. Everyone thought Ethel (Merman) was butch and maybe a lesbian, but she wasn't. And everyone thought that lovely… — Bob Fosse
- There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman. — Ethel Merman
- I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It's incredible - Ethel Merman was a conventional singer. Her naming her child Ethel… — Beth Ditto
- I'm screaming for help and everybody's acting as if I'm singing Ethel Merman covers... — David Foster Wallace
- The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like… — Nancy Allen
- Musicals have clearly gotten more physical. You never saw Ethel Merman doing step aerobics. — Bruce Vilanch