Quotes

[on father Bing Crosby] We worshipped him. What he thought was everything. Of course, he was away a lot on location. Sometimes we didn't see him for months. But when he was home it was like my whole world was there. He was tremendously sensitive and he cared deeply. He just had a rough time showing it.

[on mother Dixie Lee]: My mother often said that she was in show business for about 15 minutes.

[Recalling the death of his father] One of the ladies came to the back gate. I could see she was crying. She said, 'I'm sorry to be the one to tell you, but your father just passed away.' I thought, 'Am I supposed to act like I loved him all my life?'.