I think there’s something peculiar about me that I haven’t died. It doesn’t make sense but I refuse to die.
JUDY GARLANDHe gave me a look at myself I’ve never had before. He saw something in me nobody else ever did. He made me see it too. He made me believe it.
More Judy Garland Quotes
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I truly have a great love for an audience, and I used to want to prove it to them by giving them blood.
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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.
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Audiences have kept me alive.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How strange when an illusion dies. It’s as though you’ve lost a child.
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My life, my career has been like a roller coaster. I’ve either been an enormous success or just a down-and-out failure.
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Give the people what they want and then go have a hamburger.
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As for my feelings toward “Over the Rainbow”, it’s become part of my life. It is so symbolic of all dreams and wishes that I’m sure that’s why people sometimes get tears in their eyes when they hear it.
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People en masse have always been wonderful to me. I truly have a great love for an audience. I want to give them two hours of just pow.
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When you have lived the life I’ve lived, when you’ve loved and suffered, and been madly happy and desperately sad — well, that’s when you realize you’ll never be able to set it all down. Maybe you’d rather die first.
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I’ve been in love with audiences all my life, and I’ve tried to please. I hope I did.
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Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul.
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If I’m such a legend, then why am I so lonely? If I’m such a legend, then why do I sit at home for hours staring at the damned telephone, hoping it’s out of order, even calling the operator asking her if she’s sure it’s not out of order?
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