You see, that’s another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor. – Liza Minnelli
I worked very hard, but I think it’s unfair to make it all sound like it’s all David’s fault. – Liza Minnelli
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. – Liza Minnelli
I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it. I always went to people who knew more than I did. – Liza Minnelli
Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV – nobody’s parents were like that. – Liza Minnelli
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. – Liza Minnelli
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. – Liza Minnelli
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. – Liza Minnelli
I know that. I’m having a ball. I’m not slap happy. I’m just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And they’re back and they’re thriving. – Liza Minnelli
Audiences are the same all over the world, and if you entertain them, they’ll respond. – Liza Minnelli
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
I’m fine, and my hips are fine. My false knee is fine. My false hips are fine. Everything’s cooking. – Liza Minnelli
The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role. – Liza Minnelli
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. – Liza Minnelli
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. – Liza Minnelli
I feel like I haven’t done my best work yet. I feel like there’s a world of possibilities out there. – Liza Minnelli
So I would dance and she would sing, and it was kind of a family thing. Performing was part of our world. – Liza Minnelli
He’s a good tough producer, yes. But I don’t think that he’s unreasonable unless he feels threatened. And when somebody’s in your home, I think everybody in the home gets threatened. – Liza Minnelli
In Hollywood now when people die they don’t say, ‘Did he leave a will?’ but ‘Did he leave a diary?’ – Liza Minnelli
I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it. – Liza Minnelli
