Quotes By Liza Minnelli

Reality is something you rise above.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star. We had no idea that other people would think we were special, because there was no other lifestyle to compare it to.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics.

What good is sitting all alone in your room?

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

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.

The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.

It was no great tragedy being Judy Garland's daughter. I had tremendously interesting childhood years - except they had little to do with being a child.

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

Now, having had this experience, I can't say really what they were looking for. I don't know their minds. But every time I see a reality show, it seems that the most entertaining parts on other reality shows are when they make their guests look foolish.

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

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.

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