If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail. Debbie Reynolds More Quotes by Debbie Reynolds More Quotes From Debbie Reynolds I've always put my own money into my own shows because today, if you want to stay in the business, you have to produce your own product because there is not enough production and enough people that create today so if you wanna work you produce it or you stay home. Debbie Reynolds want home people 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. Debbie Reynolds he-man taken men If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working. Debbie Reynolds able problem might I feel sorry for the young people today. I think there's too much paparazzi and not enough protection. Debbie Reynolds sorry people thinking If you do a musical, it's really thrilling and it's a lot of work, but it's very rewarding. I would say, for me, what I like best is what I do, which is, I call it vaudeville, I call it live, I call it in concert, I call it what Bette Midler does, and what Garland did for years, and Ethel Merman. Debbie Reynolds musical doe years The young people today are really so creative and talented - I mean, the ones who are really are and they get together and produce and create. They're an entirely different breed from what I was when I was their age. Debbie Reynolds creative mean people I miss the movies. Still, I understood that my kind of movie has had its day. I thought it was over for me. Debbie Reynolds understood kind missing I do a lot of things wrong. I lose my temper, and I hate waiting in line, but do I take drugs? No. Debbie Reynolds waiting-in-line drug hate I think the press does, too; it's just the few crazies and paparazzi that give them a bad name. Real writers write good things. My daughter's a writer, and she's a quality writer. Debbie Reynolds daughter real writing I always avoid not working. Debbie Reynolds I really can't answer that off the top of my head, my favorite movies. Each one individually was wonderfully made, wonderfully directed, wonderfully written, wonderfully acted, and each one was entirely different.I like romantic movies. I sort of go for the older movies. Debbie Reynolds my-favorite different answers I started to earn money because we didn't have money. Debbie Reynolds I had a lot of fun with Frank Sinatra, because he was such a hooligan, and so to himself, he was the king, and everything was his way, and I enjoyed watching that. Debbie Reynolds kings fun way I don't have to retire to be happy. Debbie Reynolds retiring When I was doing theater in the 1950's, 60's and 70's we weren't allowed to film any of the shows that I did, it was against union rules. It was a stupid law, because so much is lost. We now have no record of these famous stage plays, so it turned out to be very narrow-minded thinking. Debbie Reynolds stupid law thinking Gene Kelly was a great dancer and I was lucky to be in 'Singin' in the Rain.' He was my teacher when I was 17 years old, when he was 37 years old. He taught me everything. Debbie Reynolds rain teacher years If you have a secret, keep it to yourself. Debbie Reynolds ifs secret I do an act, and I've been doing an act for 50 years. I do a variety show, which is a musical comedy show. I do comedy, and I do singing, Broadway show tunes and different songs that I like. Been doing it for many, many years. Debbie Reynolds musical song years I don't give parties, and I'm not in that social scene. I couldn't care less. Debbie Reynolds care party giving My belief also is that Marilyn Monroe passed away long before she should have left us. Debbie Reynolds passed-away should-have long
