“At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldn't think of anything else to give up for Lent so I stopped-and I haven't had a cigarette since.”
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Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced.
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I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes.
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I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me.
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There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions.
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