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Debbie Reynolds was an American film actress celebrated for her roles in classic Hollywood musicals. She began her career in the 1950s and starred in films such as 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'. Reynolds was also a mother to the iconic actress Carrie Fisher and a grandmother to actress Billie Lourd. She passed away on December 28, 2016.

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“I do an act, and I've been doing an act for 50 years. I do a variety show, which is a musical comedy show. I do comedy, and I do singing, Broadway show tunes and different songs that I like. Been doing it for many, many years.”

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“I'll be like Irving Berlin: "There's no business like show business."”

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“I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.”

Shows Stuff Show Business Triggers

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“I've always put my own money into my own shows because today, if you want to stay in the business, you have to produce your own product because there is not enough production and enough people that create today so if you wanna work you produce it or you stay home.”

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“I still perform live primarily. I just keep traveling and doing live shows. The main difference in film, you know in your mind that you are doing it for posterity, you are doing for the eventual audience and it will be around forever.”

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“When I was doing theater in the 1950's, 60's and 70's we weren't allowed to film any of the shows that I did, it was against union rules. It was a stupid law, because so much is lost. We now have no record of these famous stage plays, so it turned out to be very narrow-minded thinking.”

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“Years ago nudity was not done in the United States. But during that late 1950s era in Vegas it began at the Tropicana, and spread to the other venues. Now the showgirls are going away again and Cirque du Soleil, the magic acts and the animal acts reign in Las Vegas. But I don't think you'll completely lose the boobie shows.”

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“I think men like the boobie shows. Vegas will always be Vegas.”

Thinking Men Shows Vegas

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“I did win [on a contest]. And that started me on a new path, and into show business.”

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“I just keep traveling and doing live shows.”

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About the Author

Born: April 1, 1932
Died: December 28, 2016
Known for: Film actress
Quotes: 104

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