Annette Funicello

Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes. ”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. ”

I was not prepared to live as a single parent. ”