George: Carol, you’re a delight to work with because you are a great artist.
Carol Channing: Thank you, George. And it’s a thrill to work with you because you’ve always been my idol. I’ve watched you work for years, and you’ve really got it.
George: I’ve got it?
Carol: Oh, yes.
George: I hope that’s a compliment.
Carol: Oh, it is. You know, to be a star some people have to be great singers, or great dancers, or great comedians, or great actors, but you made it without any of that.
George: But I got it.
Carol: Oh, yes.
George: Well, Carol, what is this thing that I’ve got? Is it sort of a hidden talent?
Carol: Oh, George, what you’ve got isn’t hidden. Anybody can see it, it’s right out in the open.
George: So before it catches cold?what would you say it is?
Carol: Well, George, it’s a certain something, and you’ve got it. You’ve not only got it, but you’ve always had it.
George: Let me see?it’s something that I’ve got. Has Sinatra got it?
Carol: Yes, but you’ve got twice as much.
George: Well, maybe it’s because I’m older.
Carol: Sure, so yours is developed more.
George: Now I’m really confused. How about Dean Martin, has he got it?
Carol: Of course he’s got it. But alongside of you, you can’t even notice it.
George: Now this thing that I’ve got?and I’ve got twice as much as Sinatra?and when I’m with Dean Martin you don’t notice his?has?has?has Richard Burton got it?
Carol: Of course he’s got it. And I know because Elizabeth Taylor happens to be a very close friend of mine.
George: This is something that I’ve got, and I’m glad I got it?and I certainly wouldn’t like to lose it?but I’d like to know what it is?can you describe it? Is it square? Is it round? Is it?is it as big as a breadbox?
Carol: George, there’s no way to measure it. You can’t buy it, you can’t sell it, you’re born with it. You can’t put your finger on it.
George: That maybe I’ve got?. Now, when did you find out I had it?
Carol: The first time I ever saw you. You were playing the Palace Theater and I was in the audience. The moment you walked out on the stage I said to the woman next to me, “He’s got it.”
George: What did the woman say?
Carol: She said, “he must be hiding it, because I can’t see it.”
George: She couldn’t see it, but you could?
Carol: Well, that’s because I’m in show business. I recognized it right away because I’ve seen it before.
George: Anyway, this something that I’ve got?at my age have I got enough of it left to last until the show is sover?
Carol: Why not? It’s lasted all these years.
George: Well, whatever it is, it must be pretty tired by now?. One more question and I’ll quit. Is there anybody else who’s got as much of it as I have?
Carol: Shirley MacLaine.
George: That I didn’t expect. Georgie Jessel maybe, but Shirley MacLaine, never.
Carol: Oh, George, everybody in show business has got it.
George: Well, if I’ve still got it, I hope I don’t lose it at the blackjack table.
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