Quotes By Ethel Merman
I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films.
Ethel Merman
I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes.
Ethel Merman
Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart.
Ethel Merman
I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint.
Ethel Merman
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
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.
Ethel Merman
As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand.
Ethel Merman
There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions.
Ethel Merman
I was born in my parents' bedroom on January 16. The World Almanac says it was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33?
Ethel Merman
Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own.
Ethel Merman
Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.
Ethel Merman
When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.
Ethel Merman
The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.
Ethel Merman