I wanted to have no ribs. I wore what was called a waist-nipper in those days. My mother made it. It's a piece of rubber band I wore around to hold my rib cage in. I don't know why I always loved that. I guess I was a glutton for punishment. I think I was born one of those people who loved swords and fought in armor.
— Debbie Reynolds
I just think my life's been really blessed, because being in show business, I've met wonderful people, and I've traveled all over the world.
That's my business, show business.
'Singin' in the Rain' and childbirth are two of the hardest things I ever had to do in my life.
Lana Turner and Ava Gardner were my special friends at MGM.
Everyone I dated was gay.
If your husband's going to leave you for anyone, it might as well be Elizabeth Taylor.
The truth is I loved an audience.
It seemed that I was more interested in raising my children, not in pursuing my husbands.
I'm 78. We've lost a lot of our great stars. I can't hang out with those who aren't here. The phone service to Heaven is so bad, you know. But I get to visit with their memories.
Travel is hard, but entertaining is joy.
I should see a board of directors who should vote on who I should date.
My son, Todd Fisher- he has been such a wonderful son and brother.
People used to call her Debbie Reynolds' daughter. Now they call me Princess Leia's mother!
I'm very religious. I believe that things happen, and you have to go along with them.
Carrie is my child, and I love her with every ounce of strength I possess.
I want happiness for my daughter - I want Carrie to be happy.
Old age is a wonderful time of life. At least, that's what everyone tells you. But let me tell you: it is not true. What's true is that your hips, knees and ankles gradually give up on you - everything is quite dreadful, really. And it was a terrible thing to have told us because we believed it.
My dreams kind of came through when I went to see the cinema.
I tour all year, 42 weeks a year, so it's hard for me to remember every place I play.
I loved to party with the Rat Pack; they were so much fun.
Bette Davis was a close friend. She loved to have a good time.
Liberace - or Lee, as us friends called him - was great. He was gay, you know.
I can pick good food, but I can't pick a good man.
I have very poor taste in men, and I married all the wrong men.
My husbands all repeatedly said the same thing - that I was not a very passionate woman.
I'm an Aries and sort of a challenge to myself.
All the training at MGM came to be a great help for me on 'Molly Brown.'
I'm always sad to see a relationship not work, but what happens between two people is not my business.
I'm a sucker for a good movie.
As a parent, you must give your opinion. And if that causes a breach, then it causes a breach.
I was just a beginner, and she and I were not in any manner alike, but we got along very well because I was in awe of going to school with Elizabeth Taylor.
Too many mothers have lost their children, for thousands of different reasons.
It took, like, 30 years for Carrie to be really happy with me. I don't know what the problem ever was. I've had to work at it.
I don't think you can ever be bitter about anything, because if you don't allow your heart to stay open, then all you have is a filled heart of hate and bitterness, and you're never able to love or like anybody.
I would never not work.
I like being a Girl Scout.
We were very poor, and I entered a talent contest as a young teenager because if you entered, even if you didn't win, they gave you a free blouse.
So many things that happen to you are so dreadful, it's important to have a sense of humour.
Gene Kelly was a little tough, and he used to yell at me on the set.
I loved music and dance, and that was exciting to me.
My marriages have been one of the greatest voids in my life.
He caressed my backside. I had heard that he was famous for his 'admiration' of the ladies, but I didn't expect him to be handling my booty. As handsome as Prince Philip is, I wasn't sure if he was making a pass or just exercising some royal rights to squeeze the foreigners.
Every performer should learn a little bit of everything.
Fred Astaire was retired when he worked in 'The Pleasure of His Company.' They were lucky to get him to play the father part.
I had a normal life; we didn't meet movie stars. We lived in Texas where you had rollerskates, and if you got a bicycle, that was a very big gift.
Robert Wagner was my greatest crush.
You don't have to be angry and become an ugly person.
If love alone could cure our children, they would always be well.
It's not natural to outlive your child. This has always been my greatest fear.
