If You Have To Be

I've Been In Love With Audiences All My Life, And I've Tried To Please. I Hope I Did.

[on Daughter Liza Minnelli] I Think She Decided To Go Into Show Business When She Was An Embryo, She Kicked So Much.

My [singing] Style Really Has No Style, Because I Try To Sing Each Number Differently. I’ve Always Believed That If Style Takes Precedent Over The Words And Music, The Audience Get’s Cheated. It’s Like When People See A Fine Play Or Movie. They Imagine Themselves In The Leading Role. I Want Them To Imagine That They’re Singing - Not Just Listening To Someone Else.

We Cast Away Priceless Time In Dreams, Born Of Imagination, Fed Upon Illusion, And Put To Death By Reality.

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.