Liza Minelli

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 Minelli

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

— Liza Minelli

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

— Liza Minelli

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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. ↗

— Liza Minelli

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

— Liza Minelli

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

— Liza Minelli

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