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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
Ethel Merman
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Ethel Merman
Age: 76 †
Born: 1908
Born: January 16
Died: 1984
Died: February 15
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Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
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I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank.
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I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films.
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I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals
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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.
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You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best.
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I told her that there was something about Christmas carols that always brought tears to my eyes. I added that I also cry at weddings. To me weddings are very solemn occasions. I should have cried at a couple of my own.
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Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.
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I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.
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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
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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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I have been ambitious to be a somebody from the time I was 5 years old
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I am known to be able to take care of myself when I become angry. I don't mince words.
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I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird
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I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame
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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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If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill.
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I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.
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I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time
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I mentioned that I was thinking of getting out of the business after Call Me Madam. I thought maybe I should become a homebody.
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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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