Annette Funicello's Quotes

I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart.

Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film.

Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters.

The original Mickey Mouse Club, established in the '30s, was designed to attract children to movie theaters.

Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting.

To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predictable.

Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity.

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing.

When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change.

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me down.

Whatever dreams I have wished have come true.

The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.

For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not.

Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive.

As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort and hope.

Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.

Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s.

As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble my career caused my family.

Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.