Debbie Reynolds Quotes

Marilyn Monroe was taken advantage of by most of the men that knew her, including Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio, whom I also knew very well.

I wanted to be as comfortable in that environment as she was. I moved around those areas in character.

I've always had my guard. I have my cook and my guard. I want to eat, and I want to live.

Usually New York has lousy salads.

I never thought about doing men. Never.

I wasn't wattching television when I was a youngster; there was the radio.

Never give power of attorney.

I don't think anything I could ever do could make Gene Kelly look better than he was.

I also have a pair of ruby red slippers from the 'Wizard of Oz' and Dorothy's gingham dress...and on and on. I saved as much as I could and still do, because people are still interested in it.

Do I read her books? Of course.

Live is exciting, live is real, the people are there.

I think that the working hours and star pressures pushed a lot of people into drugs in those days. And there seemed to have been a lot of alcoholism.

Travel is hard, but entertaining is joy.

[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.

I have the largest private collection in the world [of Hollywood memorabilia].

It's fun to get back to acting.

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.

[Bob Fosse] was a temperamental fellow - it was his way or the highway.

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.

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.

I'm a big believer that Marilyn Monroe was killed.

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.

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.

It is very rewarding to walk out on stage, feeling the love and reception.

Vegas will always be Vegas.

You probably only know what you've read [about Marilyn Monroe].You didn't know her. The people who talk about her didn't know her either.

My favorite [costume in collection] is the white dress Marilyn Monroe wore in the subway breeze scene in 'The Seven Year Itch.'

Marilyn [Monroe] was really mistreated.

[Marilyn Monroe] was a bit temperamental, a little diva-like, but she didn't deserve what she got.

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.'

Traveling is really exhausting. That will force me into retirement.

No one has ever put anything into my suitcase.

I have over 5000 costumes, and the furniture and memorabilia that goes with them.

I think men like the boobie shows. Vegas will always be Vegas.

I loved Frank [O'Connor], he was wonderful...just don't get on his bad side. I don't think I would have wanted to marry him, but I probably should have since I married idiots anyway.

I began as a true beginner, not knowing how to dance or perform. I just entered a local contest in town as a joke, because if you entered you got a free blouse and scarf.

I believed that the husband takes care of the family, and the wife takes care of him, and they are true to each other. I know that sounds a romantic illusion, but it can be true.

I'm always sad to see a relationship not work, but what happens between two people is not my business.

Carrie is my child, and I love her with every ounce of strength I possess.

My dreams kind of came through when I went to see the cinema.

Carrie is my child, and I love her with every ounce of strength I possess. If love alone could cure our children, they would always be well.