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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! "

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

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" What I'm saying is that I tried very hard to give them my reality and my reality is kind of interesting. "

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I was given an enormous amount of love by my parents. "

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

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" 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. "

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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.' "

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" 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. "

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" Nobody sang better than my mom. That's why I've never even thought of singing for singing sake. I've always thought of a song as an acting piece, as a way to say something. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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" I love finding talent. Just to encourage people is a good thing. Every night, the audience encourages me. I'm just passing it on. "

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" I had no interest in filming. I sometimes went to the studios with my dad, but it was slow-going; it was boring to watch. I always ended up in the rehearsal hall watching the dancing. That's what I liked to do. "

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