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

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

"I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them."

"I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast."

"My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic."

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

"I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me."

"Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own."
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