“Ignore the critics… Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different!”

“The prosecutor uttered the party line that would distinguish revue from burlesque for the next thirty years. "The difference is movement. On Broadway, unadorned female figures are used to artistic advantage in tableaux. They do not move.”

“Would you believe I devise my entire show based upon a single one of these jewels? It's true I choose a color from my collection (...) and with it I can imagine a whole world.”

“I advocate glamour. Everyday. Every minute" "Glamour above all things.”

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”

“You can be the ripest, juciest peach, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”

“I like the idea of being whoever I want to be.”