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" 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. "

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" But I don't think there's any reason to get married again, especially after what I've been through. "

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

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

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

" Working with Dudley Moore was so hilarious. I don't know how we got anything done because everybody was laughing so hard, but he was such a wonderful man, and he had a kindness and a musicality and a dearness to him that was triumphant. "

" 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. "

" The male gay community seems to be very into female singers. I think it could be the songs we sing. They're more open with their feelings. And they have good taste! "

" 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. "

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

" I believe all drunks go to heaven, because they've been through hell on Earth. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

Anything Is Possible

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there. "

" 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. "

" And what I liked the most about any project was that when it was good, you had a bunch of people trying to accomplish something together who were all acting together as one - that's the most exciting time for me. "

" 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.' "