A biography for Nell Carterhasn’t been written yet.
“If I'm with someone for too long, I begin feeling trapped.”
“My marriage is very important to me.”
“Most performers don't get a chance to sing in Los Angeles.”
“You have to put on more faces to pretend who you are.”
“I think music and laughter are the two things that can keep you alive. Someone who is really depressed, tell them a joke, and they may come out of it for even just a moment. Or play them something.”
“Because I've always had a strong personality, I've always thought I knew what was best.”
“I wish that people could understand that people need to laugh. They need to sing. They need to create their own joie de vivre.”
“You can get by on four hours' sleep, but you're not very exciting.”
“I decided after my last divorce to marry myself.”
“I had a pretty rough life. I got caught up in the star syndrome. It's not something I'm proud of, but it's something that I'm glad is over.”
“Oh, I miss the excitement and immediacy of Broadway and the theaters.”
“I've managed to completely reeducate myself into making eating secondary. I used to eat all the time because the food was there. Now I feel like a kid in school who is gaining points for behaving. And I love myself for it.”
“I had to want to lose weight myself.”
“No matter what part of the business you want to be in, live performances are the most thrilling.”
“Rich is not better.”
“There's nothing worse than working with an orchestra who looks down on working with a conductor who doesn't want to conduct for you. You need to be with an orchestra that can follow you and respect you.”
“'Gimme a Break' ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I'd dreamed would make me happy. It didn't.”