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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

I walk fast. Keep moving. Always be a moving target. Marilyn Monroe taught me that.

You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor.

I had the drink after I fell out of bed. It hurt.

Ben Vereen is going to be on the show with me, too.

I feel like I haven't done my best work yet.

I've got a good life, and I don't think anything can rock that anymore.

I had a one day slip, Matt. So what do you do? You get up and you go on, and you try not to do it again.

My mother was an artist and highly strung, whereas my father was much calmer.

You don't know how to handle anything today, because you have to go to jail to get some press or fall down drunk.

No, I'm a theatrical, live performer or a movie performer.

Bleeding feet will bond us.

I'm fine, and my hips are fine. My false knee is fine. My false hips are fine. Everything's cooking.