A Career Is All Very Well, But

The Sicker Mother Got, The Stranger The People Surrounding Her Became. I Called Them The Garland Freaks.

The Broadway Community Is Unlike Any Community In Show Business And It Is Unlike Any Community In The World. When You Come Into The Broadway Community They Open The Door And They Say "welcome". Not Only Do They Do That, But When Times Are Really Tough And Horrendous Things Have Happened And Really Tragic Things - The Broadway Community Shows Up! And They Say "how Can We Help?".

There Are Some Family Traditions I Don't Want My Children To Carry On.

My Feeling About Young People Who Want To Pursue A Career Is - The First Thing Is Do Your Homework On Where It All Started. Go Back And Look At History. Look At Why The Shows You Are Loving Today Happened And The Artists You Are Listening To Happened. And Do Your Homework On History. Whether It's Musical Movies, Musical Plays, Broadway Musical Recordings - Do Your Homework! And Then, That Way You Will Have An Understanding Of Why, Now, Certain Movies, Certain Plays, Certain Musicals Are Making Some Sort Of Sense.

I Spent An Entire Evening Seated Between Fred Astaire And Gene Kelly, Being Charmed From Either Side. It Was Pure Hollywood Magic.