How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child.
Behind every cloud is another cloud.
If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?
In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.
I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot.
Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.
I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.
We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
I've seen the ticket, and I still can't believe it. When I see the money, I hope I don't hit the floor.
I wasn't close to my father, but I wanted to be all my life. He had a funny sense of humor, and he laughed all the time - good and loud, like I do. He was a gay Irish gentleman and very good-looking....
I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it.
When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery. You find that no one group has a monopoly on looks, brains, goodness or anything else. It takes all the people - black and white, Cath...
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
If I'm such a legend then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you legends are all very well if you've got somebody around who loves you.
You are never so alone as when you are ill on stage. The most nightmarish feeling in the world is suddenly to feel like throwing up in front of four thousand people.