Rosemary Clooney

“Depression is a very real thing. I've been there. I know what it's like.”

“I'm the only instrument that's got the words, so I've got to be able to get that across.”

“You can't be a singer and not be an actor. You can't just stand there and sing. You have to act out the song.”

“My life has been a long series of well-lit corridors with a few problems.”

“Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren't going to get rid of me that way.”

“I'm a survivor. I'm a tough old bird.”

“You have to be a little bit of a showman. You can't just stand there and sing the song.”

“I don't think you can be a good singer if you don't have a good ear.”

“I just would like to be remembered as a good singer. That's all I'd like to be remembered for.”

“The voice is an instrument that you have to tune.”

“I've had a good life. I've had a good career. But I'm not going to sit on my laurels.”

“I was a very big star. I was a huge star. And then I wasn't.”

“Jazz is a music of the moment. It's a music of improvisation.”