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" 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. "

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" 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 think that's the greatest gift one can have: point of view. You know? I've come to believe that if you have a bad memory of something, change it. "

" He 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. "

" 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. "

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" It's like being an athlete; you get into a certain shape where you really have the right wind, because it's all to do with breath. Because singing and dancing at the same time is not easy! "

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

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

" So I would dance and she would sing, and it was kind of a family thing. Performing was part of our world. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 think every time you go to do something, it's a challenge. Somebody said to me, 'You've done it all. If you could do anything right now, what would you do?' I said, 'I'd do everything I did better.' "

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

" 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.' "

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" 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. "

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

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