A Quote by Nancy Allen

The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.

Nancy Allen

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Nancy Allen
American - Actress
Born: June 24, 1950

I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It's incredible - Ethel Merman was a conventional singer. Her naming her child Ethel Merman, Jr., was, to me, one of the coolest feminist things.

Beth Ditto

Id like to acknowledge three people who early on knew Mel Brooks was one of the funniest people in the world: Sid Caesar, me, and Mel Brooks.

Carl Reiner

I compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it.

Elaine Stritch

I think that all the Mel Brooks' company of actors is just tremendous. It was a crazy group of genius people. All of them taught me what kind of actor I should be and what was funny.

Brett Gelman

The thing about Stephen Schwartz is that, while it may be difficult to learn - it's a little bit like[Stephen] Sondheim; Sondheim is quite difficult to learn - but, once you have it in you: it never leaves you. It becomes some of your favorite music; it really does.

Kerry Ellis

There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.

Ethel Merman

As far as entertainers, I know I'll sound like a cliché but they don't make 'em, like they use to. Barbra Streisand is one of them, also Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The first theater voice I heard on a record was Ethel Merman and again, they just don't make them like that anymore.

Hugh Panaro

I'm a devotee of Stephen Sondheim. I think he's a genius.

Kenneth Branagh

Mel Brooks and David Zucker - there are very few people who know silly, and they're usually hugely intelligent, because you have to be intelligent to get it. Like the Marx brothers. I love it.

Jeffrey Tambor

I am writing better Stephen Sondheim songs than even Stephen Sondheim is writing.

Pete Townshend

I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius.

Christoph Waltz

My singing voice has sort of an Ethel Merman-type quality: just, like, loud and strong and full.

Beanie Feldstein

They wanted me to play third like Brooks so I did play like Brooks - Mel Brooks.

Andy Van Slyke

I mean I would still love to be in Mel Brooks' movies; he's great.

Armie Hammer

The audience. They see the name Mel Brooks, they want something really funny. They don't want to be moved; they don't want to be taught any lessons. [...] I get more letters for ?Twelve Chairs ?and ?Life Stinks? than I get from any other movies, because people actually agree with the philosophy, or were moved, or they love the movie.