Shirley Jones

"It truly was incredible. It was so great for me. I did three shows while under contract with them. By the time I got into movies the studio system was over so in a way it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Because then I went on to do everything, from television to films and everything else."

"Yet Im now seeing Patrick as an adult and an actor onstage. Hes a damn good actor. Its wonderful to see how he works."

"And I thought, I want to tell people who I am, the life that I had as a child, being married all my life. I mean, you know, I never had affairs with a lot of men; that was not my case. But I was very devoted to the two husbands Ive had."

"The lovely thing about being a grandparent is you can just love them to pieces, spoil them–and then give em back! You dont have that extra responsibility. You just have fun, FUN. Its inspiring for me to watch how they grow, and who they become through the nurturing of both their mother and their father."

"To tell you the truth, I was never attracted to handsome men because they were so attracted to themselves!"

"I tell the story of my life, how I got into show business, my two husbands and, of course, we show a lot of photographs."

"Shirley truly cares about her grandchildren, children, trees, the UPS man and me — in that order."

"Shirleys husband, Marty Ingels talk about the actress."

"I read. But to be very honest, I dont have time for hobbies. Ive been working like crazy. I just came back from a signing. You take everything you have, records...pictures... movies... CDs and you have a booth where you sign them for the public."

"But I could sing. It was given to me; it was a gift. And I thought everybody could sing."