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Ethel Merman Quotes


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.

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

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.

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.

There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions.

When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest.

When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.

Who's happy these days?

You gotta have a gimmick.