Quotes from Debbie Reynolds

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

Well, one of the things I did was recreate her home in my home.

So many things that happen to you are so dreadful, it's important to have a sense of humour.

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three people dancing together.

Donald O'Connor was in the film [ 'Singin' in the Rain' ] as well, and he was only 27 years old. So we were closer in age, and had more fun together on the set. Gene was more my teacher and mentor.

My husbands all repeatedly said the same thing - that I was not a very passionate woman.

All of my husbands have robbed me blind.

In life, I'm like Molly Brown. I've had tough times along the way and gone through experiences that many women have gone through. But I ain't down yet.

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.

I was just like Jennifer Aniston with Brad Pitt when he fell in love with Angelina Jolie.

Gene Kelly was a little tough, and he used to yell at me on the set.

I wish I could have been more enlightened at 18 and learned more about men because I could have avoided all the traps.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

I loved to party with the Rat Pack; they were so much fun.

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

I went to the school of hard knocks.

It's not natural to outlive your child. This has always been my greatest fear.

It's very hard when your child doesn't want to talk to you and you want to talk to them, and you want to touch them, you want to hold them.

I'm going to stay on stage until I drop dead. Then I'm going to have myself stuffed, like Trigger, and I'm going to put me in a museum.

The truth is I loved an audience.

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

I love having my ghosts, and I love having my memories.

Lana Turner and Ava Gardner were my special friends at MGM.

You don't get there the easy way. If you feel sorry for yourself, and you let yourself go down, you will drown.