If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.

If I don't have friends, then I ain't got nothing.

Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.

There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.

I don't think I missed a single picture Billie Dove ever made. I was crazy for her. I tried to do my hair like her, and eventually, I borrowed her name.