Liza Minnelli

“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.'”

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

“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.'”

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

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

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

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

“I thought maybe, just by never preaching, never doing any of that stuff because it doesn't work. By just maybe the power of example and some laughs, maybe somebody might go take a walk.”

“Anything is possible in this world. I really believe that.”

“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 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.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”