"[voice over] Soon I would be old enough to head to New York, but momma had one more lesson to teach."

"[voice over] So I had a hot head, a weak heart and even a worse stage name. Walden Robert Cassotto isn't exactly a na…"

"I gotta prove I can sing, I want it all. I want the major leagues. I want nightclubs, Vegas, movies, TV. This album w…"

"[voice over] Sandy and I just got off on the wrong foot. If I could just get her away from her mother. I mean just im…"

"[to Sandra Dee] You know, I was right about you. You're gonna be easy to love."

"May I have this dance, Miss Sandra Dee?"

"[voice over] So I did stay at home for a while, the nineteen sixties rushed by like a locomotive, while Dodd grew up …"

"I may not be uh... performing for a while, I'm gonna take a little break. And as a result, I may not get a chance to …"

"I wanna do a song that has been specially written for tonight. [Dick Behrke begins playing the piano] Its uh, lyrics …"

"[voice over] Momma was right about music. It opened a whole new world to me, outside of time and illness. The world I…"