My sister Liza and I have never felt that we were in competition.

I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic.

The eyebrow pencil and false eyelashes were essential; my mother didn't feel dressed without them.

One of the oddities about being Judy Garland's daughter was that everyone treated my mother with such awe that they would never have asked me the normal questions kids get about their moms.

There are some family traditions I don't want my children to carry on.

There is a time of reckoning in all our lives.

Barry Manilow has gone from being the love of my life to being a friend for life.

I was born in a blender.

Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her.

Living in continual chaos is exhausting, frightening. The catch is that it's also very addictive.

My mother's suicide attempts were a way to release anxiety and get attention. Some of the attempts were drug reactions she didn't even remember later on.

I promise, when you always expect the worst, you will not be disappointed.

My idea of a good night out is staying in.

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

Every year, feminists provide more and more evidence for the old charge that women can neither think nor write.

I think there's a phenomenon of people who want to be around something that seems "dangerous." It makes them feel more real.

Empty vessels make the most sound.

Well, I was born in Scotland and spent the first six years of my life there. Then I went to Newcastle-On-Tyne in northeast England, close to Scotland.

The challenges facing Britain required not just a cool head, but a heart burning with the desire for change - not business as usual but a bold vision.

Every failure is a blessing in disguise, providing it teaches some needed lesson one could not have learned without it. Most so-called Failures are only temporary defeats.