It Was The Only Ambition I Ever

The Succession Of Cheerful, Period Musicals I Made, Plus Oscar Levant's Widely Publicized Remark About My Virginity, Contributed To What Has Been Called My "image", Which Is A Word That Baffles Me. There Never Was Any Intent On My Part Either In My Acting Or In My Private Life To Create Any Such Thing As An Image.

No Matter What Happens, If I Get Pushed Down, I’m Going To Come Right Back Up.

I Am Deeply Grateful To The President And To My Country. ... To Come From Cincinnati, Ohio, For God's Sake, Then To Go To Hollywood, And To Get This Kind Of Tribute From My Country. ... I Love This Country So Much.

I've Just Always Loved Animals.

I Like Joy; I Want To Be Joyous; I Want To Have Fun On The Set; I Want To Wear Beautiful Clothes And Look Pretty. I Want To Smile And I Want To Make People Laugh. And That's All I Want. I Like It. I Like Being Happy. I Want To Make Others Happy.