Ethel Merman

Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret.

Everything's coming up roses - for me.

As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand.

I have thrown chairs, but only during football matches. Generally, I am well-behaved. I do not like to make people angry.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

My first instrument was the piano; I played in the church, and before that I sang in church. I didn't learn the guitar until I was 24 years old.