Ethel Merman Quotes

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Ethel Merman

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 16, 1908

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

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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.

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I take a breath when I have to.

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In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me.

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Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.

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Who's happy these days?

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square.

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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.

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Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.

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Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart.

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I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.

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