Mary Martin quotes

Mary Martin was an American actress and singer, celebrated for her roles in classic Broadway musicals such as "Peter Pan" and "The Sound of Music." Her charisma and powerful performances earned her numerous awards and lasting acclaim on both stage and screen. She remains a beloved icon of American musical theatre. Here are 17 of her quotes:

Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes. (Mary Martin)
Sometimes I think that I cheated my own family and my closest friends by giving to audiences so much of the love I might have kept for them. But that's the way I was made; I truly don't think I could help it. View quote
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Neverland is the way I would like real life to be ... timeless, free, mischievous, filled with gaiety, tenderness, and magic. View quote
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Even as a baby I quickly learned to crawl out of my crib. ... They'd put up barriers but I learned how to go over them. View quote
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Peter Pan is perhaps the most important thing, to me, that I have ever done in theater. View quote
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Things can get very lovey and feasty with a bunch of stimulated hams. View quote
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I was seventeen years old, a married woman without real responsibilities, miserable about my mixed-up emotions, afraid there was something awfully wrong with me because I didn't enjoy being a wife. Worst of all, I didn't have enough to do. View quote
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Mother was the disciplinarian, but it was Daddy who could turn me into an angel with just one look. View quote
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Anything was better than playing cards, and I was doing something I wanted to do - creating. View quote
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There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words. View quote
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You are my Peter Pan. (Mary Martin)
It was all role playing. I felt Larry was my little brother, Ben my big brother. Role playing was something I had known since I was born, but it wasn't a good basis for a marriage. View quote
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After 60, its just patch, patch, patch. View quote
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The communication is in the work and words are no substitute for this. View quote
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I do remember that I never wanted to go to bed, to go to sleep, for fear I'd miss something. View quote
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I can't tell you the joy I felt in flying in that show ... I loved it so. View quote
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Never, never, never can I say I had a frustrating childhood. It was all joy. Mother used to say she never had seen such a happy child - that I awakened each morning with a smile. I don't remember that, but I do remember that I never wanted to go to bed, to go to sleep, for fear I'd miss something. View quote
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