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 am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim.