"It is very rewarding to walk out on stage, feeling the love and reception."
Debbie Reynolds
Actress, Singer
Debbie Reynolds was an acclaimed actress and singer, known for her roles in classic films like 'Singin' in the Rain' and her enduring spirit in the face of personal challenges.
- Born
- April 1, 1932
- Died
- December 28, 2016
- Quotes
- 104
- Rank
- #3480
Quote collection
Debbie Reynolds quotes (page 5 of 6)
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"Joe DiMaggio was quite mean to Marilyn Monroe when they were married. But after she died, he did tend to her grave, which made up for it."
"The heads of the studios, like Louis B. Mayer, didn't want to create any more musical stars. So Bobby [Fosse] left and went to New York City to be a choreographer, and created brilliant work."
"I'm a big believer that Marilyn Monroe was killed."
"Bobby [Fosse] was very difficult to work with, he wanted to be a big star at MGM, but it was the end of making musical movies at the time."
"Near the end, she [Marilyn Monroe] was badly treated by Fox Studios, during the 'Let's Make Love' film shoot in 1960, they threw her off the set because she had a cold."
"[Bob Fosse] was a temperamental fellow - it was his way or the highway."
"I have the largest private collection in the world [of Hollywood memorabilia]."
"[Las Vegas in the early 1960] was thrilling, exciting... I would describe it as very Parisian."
"I did win [on a contest]. And that started me on a new path, and into show business."
"I always found that kind of hard, and even though Gene Kelly was also a taskmaster, Bobby [Fosse] was tougher."
"For 'Singin' in the Rain,' I bought most of the costumes - the 'Fit as a Fiddle' costumes and the 'Make Them Laugh' Donald O'Connor outfits and the 'Good Morning, Good Morning' clothes we danced in."
"My favorite [costume in collection] is the white dress Marilyn Monroe wore in the subway breeze scene in 'The Seven Year Itch.'"
"'How the West was Won' was very hard, because it was a three cameras technique, meaning three cameras wide. Therefore I wasn't speaking to my fellow performer, I was speaking to a camera, or a line next to the camera. It was difficult to do, because its not real acting. I had to pretend that I was 'seeing' Agnes Moorhead or Jimmy Stewart or Carroll Baker. I wasn't, I was acting to a drawn line. It took me personally two years to make the film, because my character starts at age 16 and I end up being 92 years old in the film. By the end of that production, I was ready for a long nap."
"Marilyn [Monroe] was really mistreated."
"[Marilyn Monroe] was a bit temperamental, a little diva-like, but she didn't deserve what she got."
"I still perform live primarily. I just keep traveling and doing live shows. The main difference in film, you know in your mind that you are doing it for posterity, you are doing for the eventual audience and it will be around forever."
"I'm not a cook and I always stick everything in the freezer and then I leave things out, saying 'if it's good today it will be good tomorrow.'"
"Travel is hard, but entertaining is joy."
"Traveling is really exhausting. That will force me into retirement."