I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people who were drawn to him.

Tierney is recalling her social and professional proximity to Cole Porter, emphasizing both his personal warmth as a host and his magnetic role as a cultural hub. The line suggests that Porter’s significance was not only as a composer but as a connector—someone whose home functioned as a salon where creative, “talented and original” figures gathered. Implicitly, Tierney is also situating herself within that mid‑century transatlantic/Manhattan-Hollywood milieu, where film stars, songwriters, and society figures overlapped. The quote conveys admiration without idolization: Porter’s appeal lies in the atmosphere he created and the caliber of people he attracted.