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" I was sitting on my mom's lap across from my father to see Kay Thompson at Ciro's. And I always remember this energy force, this woman flying around the room and singing these harmonies so everyone went, 'Wow!' So I thought, 'That's what I want to do.' "

Liza Minnelli

Woman

Singing

Father

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Liza Minnelli

Parents

See

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

" I don't sing as well as my mother. I'm a good actress. I'm not that good a singer. "

" Half the time, I feel like I'm 12. And the rest of the time, I feel like I'm 80. So I guess I'm somewhere in between. No, I feel great. I've got my health, and that's the most important thing. "

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

" What good is sitting all alone in your room? "

" 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. "

" No, I mean, I most certainly date and go out. "

Liza Minnelli

Most

Certainly

" First I wanted to be an ice skater, and then I saw 'Bye, Bye Birdie,' and everything changed. I'm glad I learned through the process of theater. "

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

" 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. "

Liza Minnelli

Time

Mother

" The 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. "

Liza Minnelli

Hide

Hand

" 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. "

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

" I thought that making movies was drab. I'd lived through that. And I didn't want to use my parents, ever... They didn't want to push me into this business. "

" Well, 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. "

Liza Minnelli

Great

My Life

" Reality is something you rise above. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm so grateful for everything that's happened. I love my work. People have such hurdles - I just wanted to perform, and I wanted my parents to be proud, and they were proud. "

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

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

Liza Minnelli

Moving

Walk

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