Liza Minnelli Quotes

Initially, 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.

There are so many girls, and so few princes.

Reality is something you rise above.

Dream 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.

It was like Mama suddenly realized I was good, that she didn't have to apologize for me. It was the strangest feeling. One minute I was on stage with my mother, the next moment I was on stage with Judy Garland. One minute she smiled at me, and the next minute she was like the lioness that owned the stage and suddenly found somebody invading her territory. The killer instinct of a performer had come out in her.

Don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream

I believe all drunks go to heaven, because they've been through hell on Earth.

(on Marilyn Monroe) I was walking down Broadway with her and nobody was stopping us. She was going to (Stella Adler's) actors' studio, and she was taking me to show me what it was all about. And I said to her: "How come nobody is taking your picture?" She said: "Well, watch." She took her scarf off, straightened her shoulders, and draped something another way, and we were surrounded. It must have been 400 people. And I said: "Now I know why!"

The regrets of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow can kill you.

It 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.

My mother gave me my drive but my father gave me my dreams.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics.

I came out of the womb looking for the camera angle

I feel like I haven't done my best work yet. I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there.

I rely on regular chiropractic care to keep in shape for my strenuous type of acting and singing.

She (Judy Garland) was a friend of mine, a trying friend, but a friend. That is what I tell myself: She did everything she ever wanted to do. She never really denied herself anything for me. See, I say, she had a wonderful life; she did what she wanted to do. And I have no right to change her fulfillment into my misery. I'm on my own broom now.

Anything is possible in this world. I really believe that.

I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it. I always went to people who knew more than I did.

Maybe what a gay icon is, is a person who is rooted for — in other words, cheered on — by people who feel different.

I've decided that I am totally against jewelry. So I have all fake. There's no reason to have real diamonds. People think it's real anyway.

What good is sitting all alone in your room?

Well, we have theatrical parties. It's not me singing. People like to get up and jam on the piano.

You have to work hard for it, but first you have to want it, and then you have to dream on it.

It's a waste of time to think about what I should have done and what I didn't. I really believe in that. That's how I react to the if-onlys of life. To moan and groan about something I shouldn't have done, could have done, might have done...who knows? It is what it is. You got what you got. I live my life one day at a time.

I have two false hips, a wired-up right knee, two crushed discs and scoliosis. If I don't dance, I seize up.

She raised us with humor, and she raised us to understand that not everything was going to be great-but how to laugh through it.

Never stop moving, or you'll stop moving. I go to dance class every morning, and it's just good to stay strong; I like being healthy.

Well, 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.

If 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.

In Hollywood now when people die they don't say, 'Did he leave a will?' but 'Did he leave a diary?'

Growing 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.

I'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.

I consider myself an actress first, a dancer second, and a singer third. Why? Because the dancer needs a reason to move-that's the actor informing the dancer. So I worked on my acting and gradually developed a singing voice.

The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.

I 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.

(in the film "That's Entertainment!" - 1974) Thank God for film, it can capture a moment and hold it there forever. If anyone ever asks you: "Who were they?" or "What made them so good?" I think a reel of film answers that question.

He [Gene Kelly] once told me dancing was a man's game, as much of a sport as baseball itself. And he made us believe that. He changed our minds and suddenly, all of America wanted to dance just like Gene Kelly.

I am deeply saddened by the death of my dear friend, Dudley Moore.

I'm always looking at the next thing. I'm too curious to look back...it's very hard to be unhappy when you're curious and grateful. You're busy. You don't have time to be unhappy. My biggest talent is I know who is more talented than I am. I find them and I go to them, and I learn.

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.

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.

To 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.

Whenever we were on a plane, we had a family.

I worked very hard, but I think it's unfair to make it all sound like it's all David's fault.

But my brother Joey was there, and my sister Tina Nina Minnelli was there.

Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star.

But 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.

Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that.

Audiences are the same all over the world, and if you entertain them, they'll respond.

Some people think reality must be constantly depressing, but I think reality is something you rise above.