Quote from Mary in Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man
Mary: Well, when I was a kid, I wanted to be a singer. You know, a torch singer, like Peggy Lee or Ella Fitzgerald. I even had a stage name picked out. Marlena Albrecht. Dick: Marlena. Mary: A smoky room a martini in my hand spotlight, just me, center stage. Dick: With a hep cat backing you up on a standup bass. [mimicking bass] Mary: I'd wear gloves. Long, black gloves. Dick: I'd have an opium problem. Mary: Slap that bass! Nina: You are some messed-up White people.