Liza Minnelli's Quotes
Born: 1946-03-12
Profession: Actress
Nation: American
Biography of Liza Minnelli
I'm not a very good singer. I just know how to present a song, and honey, I think I've been through enough to do it right.
Tags: Enough, Good, SongIn Hollywood now when people die they don't say, 'Did he leave a will?' but 'Did he leave a diary?'
Tags: Die, Hollywood, LeaveMy mother was an artist and highly strung, whereas my father was much calmer.
Tags: Artist, Father, MotherNo, I'm a theatrical, live performer or a movie performer.
Tags: Movie, Performer, TheatricalSo I would dance and she would sing, and it was kind of a family thing. Performing was part of our world.
Tags: Dance, Family, SheThe director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.
Tags: Again, Father, WorkedTo the general public, show business may just mean the artistic part, but the dollar and cents element is the reality every performer has to face.
Tags: Business, Mean, RealityWell, we have theatrical parties. It's not me singing. People like to get up and jam on the piano.
Tags: Parties, Piano, SingingWell, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that.
Tags: Growing, Nobody, ParentsWhat I'm saying is that I tried very hard to give them my reality and my reality is kind of interesting.
Tags: Hard, Reality, SayingYou have to work hard for it, but first you have to want it, and then you have to dream on it.
Tags: Dream, Hard, WorkAnd what I liked the most about any project was that when it was good, you had a bunch of people trying to accomplish something together who were all acting together as one - that's the most exciting time for me.
Tags: Good, Time, TogetherGrowing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star. We had no idea that other people would think we were special, because there was no other lifestyle to compare it to.
Tags: Child, Idea, SpecialHe was doing - Ray was designing the clothes for my mom's show from California. And one of the first appearances I ever made on television was on my mother's show and Ray and Bob did the clothes for that. It has been a long time.
Tags: Mom, Mother, TimeHe's a good tough producer, yes. But I don't think that he's unreasonable unless he feels threatened. And when somebody's in your home, I think everybody in the home gets threatened.
Tags: Good, Home, ToughI know that. I'm having a ball. I'm not slap happy. I'm just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And they're back and they're thriving.
Tags: Happy, Joy, PeaceI thought maybe, just by never preaching, never doing any of that stuff because it doesn't work. By just maybe the power of example and some laughs, maybe somebody might go take a walk.
Tags: Power, Thought, WorkIf we had a hard time, my mother would sit me down and we would talk about it, and she kept talking and kept processing until we started to laugh about it.
Tags: Hard, Mother, TimeIt was no great tragedy being Judy Garland's daughter. I had tremendously interesting childhood years - except they had little to do with being a child.
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Now, having had this experience, I can't say really what they were looking for. I don't know their minds. But every time I see a reality show, it seems that the most entertaining parts on other reality shows are when they make their guests look foolish.
Tags: Experience, Reality, TimeThe thing is, is to raise your hand. It's not to hide, and it's not to try and pretend or do anything like that. You raise your hand, that's the best thing about it.
Tags: Best, Hand, TryWell, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people.
Tags: Kindness, Love, WeddingWell, I've known Elizabeth almost all of her life and almost all of my life. And I love her with all of my heart and she's always been there for me. She's a wonderful, wonderful dame. She's a great lady.
Tags: Great, Life, LoveDream on it. Let your mind take you to places you would like to go, and then think about it and plan it and celebrate the possibilities. And don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream.
Tags: Dream, Mind, PlanI've said it before, but it's absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.
Tags: Dreams, Future, ParentingI worked very hard, but I think it's unfair to make it all sound like it's all David's fault.
Tags: Hard, Sound, UnfairI believe all drunks go to heaven, because they've been through hell on Earth.
Tags: Earth, Heaven, HellInitially, I wanted to be an ice skater, but then when I was 13 I saw Bye Bye Birdie, and that was it - I wanted to be on Broadway.
Tags: Ice, Skater, WantedSmoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics.
Tags: Causes, Smoking, StatisticsYou see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor.
Tags: Great, Humor, ParentsAnything is possible in this world. I really believe that.
Tags: PossibleAudiences are the same all over the world, and if you entertain them, they'll respond.
Tags: Audiences, Entertain, RespondBut God really did bless me, you know? He really said, All right. Come on. I'm still waiting for you. Get over here. Get over here.
Tags: God, Said, WaitingBut I don't think there's any reason to get married again, especially after what I've been through.
Tags: After, Again, ReasonBut my brother Joey was there, and my sister Tina Nina Minnelli was there.
Tags: Brother, Joey, SisterGrowing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star.
Tags: Child, Growing, StarI feel like I haven't done my best work yet. I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there.
Tags: Best, Done, WorkI mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it.
Tags: Help, Learned, Mean