I would think that other people could see if you had other talents. I grew and expanded from the Elly May role. I was doing real estate and personal appearances and kept my foot in the door.

I speak for a lot of church groups, youth groups, schools, colleges and do personal appearances. I've done conventions and trade shows. A lot of different little hats.

I really love pets. They're like children. They know if you really love them or not. You can't fool them.

Whatever God would want me to do... love each other and help others. I want to add, not take away.

Today you can't go by the titles of the shows to know what the content of the show may be.

I've done gospel singing. I have a gospel album and country album.

The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn't want to be used by anybody.

One cannot take a coward on dangerous missions or trust one’s fortune to a fool. How then are cowards and fools to be employed?

Him that I love, I wish to be free -- even from me.

A lot of actors say that theater's the thing for them. And that's great, and I'm not one to speak with any authority about it because of not having done it properly. For me, movies are what I love.

Although our package of skin and bones looks very convincing, it is a mask, an illusion, disguising our true self, which has no limitations.

Beauty,--the fading rainbow's pride.

The reasons for legal intervention in favour of children apply not less strongly to the case of those unfortunate slaves and victims of the most brutal part of mankind - the lower animals.

It was up to him to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what Leslie had loaned him in vision and strength.

It is hard to think of another composer who so perfectly marries form and passion.

An expression of feeling isn't worth anything unless it interferes with what the other actor in the scene wants.