Annette Funicello

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else. ”

My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse Club. ”

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. ”

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

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

Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame. ”

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

Whatever dreams I have wished have come true. ”

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

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