There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life… I think I must have been crying for some attention.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Attention
I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Actors, Acting
I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Love
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Love, Feelings, Kiss
I try to bring the audience’s own drama – tears and laughter they know about – to them.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Audiences
How strange when an illusion dies, it’s as though you’ve lost a child.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Illusion
We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Illusion
If my daughter, Liza, wants to become an actress, I’ll do everything to help her.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Assistance, Help, Aid
In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Wishes, Romance, Applause
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.
—Judy Garland
Topics: Fame
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