Debbie Reynolds

Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (1 April 1932 – 28 December 2016) was an American actress, singer, businesswoman, film historian, and humanitarian. She was the mother of actress and writer Carrie Fisher.

Quotes

I do a lot of things wrong. I lose my temper, and I hate waiting in line, but do I take drugs? No. Do I run around deploring the world? No. I'm just not into it. I was brought up that way.
- As cited by Tinkerbelle (Jeri Lee Veronica Visser) in "Drunch with Debbie and Tinker", Interview magazine (September 1976)

Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter. I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop. Love Carries Mother
- Facebook post (December 27, 2016)

I'm not as intellectual as my daughter. She says bigger words than I … I don't even know what they mean ... But she's so amusing to me and it's wonderful to be around her.
- As cited in Mike Miller "How Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Reconciled After a Turbulent Past", People (December 29, 2016)

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.
- On the lie of growing old gracefully, as cited in "Debbie Reynolds interview: movies, failed marriages, and why a woman should be 'like a treasure chest'", The Telegraph (December 29, 2016)

What Gene taught me was tremendous discipline and never give up and you're never good enough ... He believed that I could do it, but I never danced before Singin' in the Rain, and I had to learn to dance. Months I was locked in a soundstage to get me — never equal — but up at least to cut the role.
- On the lessons she learned from costar Gene Kelly, as cited in "FLASHBACK: Debbie Reynolds Recalls Poor Upbringing and How Gene Kelly Helped Her Career in Early ET Interviews", ET Online (December 29, 2016)

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 ... I ain't down yet, and I've had a wonderful life, and I still have more life to go.
- On being in show business, as cited in "FLASHBACK: Debbie Reynolds Recalls Poor Upbringing and How Gene Kelly Helped Her Career in Early ET Interviews", ET Online (December 29, 2016)

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.
- On staying optimistic, as cited in "FLASHBACK: Debbie Reynolds Recalls Poor Upbringing and How Gene Kelly Helped Her Career in Early ET Interviews", ET Online (December 29, 2016)

I was a simple kid who was thrown into the wonderful world of show business. I've loved every moment.
These are my recollections. If you remember things differently, send me your version — but only if it's funnier.
- Preface

What do you do do when your heart says one thing and your head, and your lawyer, says another? I was a romantic. I put my whole heart on the line when I love someone. ... I don't think like a thief so I never see this quality in others until it's too late.
- Chapter 16. Bottoming Out in Beverley Hills

Faith is a powerful thing to have in your repertory. ... Certainly, I'd felt despair, sometimes so much that I thought it would be easier to die. But my family and my faith have sustained me until, when I least expected it, life picked me up again.
- Chapter 18. Family and Faith

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