Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
Ethel Mermanwas an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth16 January 1908
CityAstoria, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Ethel Merman quotes about
mom way beloved
My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be
bird want
I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird
attention
Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver
two tissues toilets
I remember Tallulah (Bankhead) telling of going into a public ladies' room and discovering there was no toilet tissue. She looked underneath the booth and said to the lady in the next stall, 'I beg your pardon, do you happen to have any toilet tissue in there?' The lady said no. So Tallulah said, 'Well, then, dahling, do you have two fives for a ten?'
remember stage audience
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.
being-yourself love-your-children one-thing
Be yourself -- it's the one thing you can do better than anyone else.
mom business views
Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.
anything-goes four
Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me
talent right-time happened
I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time
cases
In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me
honored
I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time
film persons performances
I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films.
running brother careers
My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic.
past years squares
Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square.