Debbie Reynolds Quotes

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life.

The only way you learn is by failure.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three people dancing together.

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.

I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good.

Do I run around deploring the world? No. I'm just not into it. I was brought up that way.

That's what a writer does; they make things up and that makes for good reading.

As you train and as you develop your talents, you do get better, hopefully, or you get out of the business.

I stopped making movies because I don't like taking my clothes off. Maybe it's realism, but in my opinion, it's utter filth.

If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working.

I feel sorry for the young people today. I think there's too much paparazzi and not enough protection.

I miss the movies. Still, I understood that my kind of movie has had its day. I thought it was over for me.

We've lost a lot of our great stars. I can't hang out with those who aren't here. The phone service to heaven is so bad, you know. But I get to visit with their memories.

Every secret gets known to the world.

I had a lot of fun with Frank Sinatra, because he was such a hooligan, and so to himself, he was the king, and everything was his way, and I enjoyed watching that.

I do a lot of things wrong. I lose my temper, and I hate waiting in line, but do I take drugs? No.

I always avoid not working.

I don't have to retire to be happy.

I think the press does, too; it's just the few crazies and paparazzi that give them a bad name. Real writers write good things. My daughter's a writer, and she's a quality writer.

I guess a lot of things happen still.

I'm not a big shoot-em-up, bang-bang. I like romantic films.

I just think there's more paparazzi, there's more cable TV, there's millions of networks now, there's more paparazzi. People liked gossip then, and they like gossip now.

If you're a dancer, study singing.

I don't give parties, and I'm not in that social scene. I couldn't care less.

Marilyn Monroe was a very sweet girl, she was a very innocent girl.

I started to earn money because we didn't have money.

If you have a secret, keep it to yourself.

Gene Kelly was a great dancer and I was lucky to be in 'Singin' in the Rain.' He was my teacher when I was 17 years old, when he was 37 years old. He taught me everything.

I have over five thousand costumes and props and cars, and I have a twenty-five thousand square foot warehouse full of memorabilia.

I'm just a movie fan. I used to go to the movies just to watch movies.

My belief also is that Marilyn Monroe passed away long before she should have left us.

One take, so you better be ready and you better be good. One take and that was it. It was something that was spontaneous. Both Sid Caesar and Jackie Gleason was like that as well.

I loved working with Bette Davis. Bette Davis was great to work with and a wonderful teacher, and very kind to me. We became good friends.

I lead such a boring life.

I'll be like Irving Berlin: "There's no business like show business."

I'm very strict with myself. I'm an Aries and sort of a challenge to myself.

Every performer should learn a little bit of everything. Most performers today only play the guitar.

Weight has never been a problem with me because when you dance, it just stays off.

I tour all year, 42 weeks a year, so it's hard for me to remember every place I play.

I just keep traveling and doing live shows.

We now have no record of these famous stage plays, so it turned out to be very narrow-minded thinking.

I've always had life threats, and they've always been for real.

It's sad when you see someone do really well and then you just don't hear about them anymore.

Donald O'Connor was in the film [ 'Singin' in the Rain' ] as well, and he was only 27 years old. So we were closer in age, and had more fun together on the set. Gene was more my teacher and mentor.