“Bobby had faith in my ability as a singer.”

“Bobby Troup and I have been working together for about a year in clubs. We work in the same club.”

“Bobby was one of the few people I had ever known who really wanted to do something for me.”

“I do everything all wrong, but I think for me that's the best, because I don't think I have a voice.”

“I prefer the things around town. I'm not one for going out of town too much.”

“I think any entertainer just sort of goes along with whatever comes along.”

“I think homes should reflect the individuals and their individual taste rather than someone else's.”

“I think that's one of the most difficult things in any marriage - in order to build anything, you must be together. You can't build anything over the telephone.”

“I think the first album cover was considered most provocative. I think that contributed a great deal.”

“I'd retired for about six or seven years. Coming back to the business, I found that I was sort of not quite a has-been, and it wasn't a new career, it was just kind of difficult to crack the nut, so to speak.”

“If it's a terrible script, it's a terrible bore.”

“If it's an excellent script, I enjoy it tremendously, the acting part of it.”

“I'm sure any vocal teacher that listens to me would rather cut my throat than do anything - I do everything all wrong - but I think for me that's the best - because I don't think I have a voice so I think what I project would be style - if I learned to sing I'd lose my style.”

“In this business it's difficult to make plans. I think the plans follow you and find you.”

“It's really impossible to project ahead even six months in this business.”

“It's very complicated because I cannot wear the same thing too often.”

“Sometimes you kind of lose yourself in someone else's personality.”

“The acting was first. As a teenager I was an actress; and then I came back as a singer.”

“The one appearance that I made for President Kennedy, he, as I understand, had his choice or was asked to make a list of the people he would like to have perform, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them.”

“We've performed in South America and in Japan.”