Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gum; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian. During a career that spanned 45 years, she achieved international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Regarded for her versatility, she received a Teenage Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a special Tony Award. Garland was the first woman to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her live recording Judy at Carnegie hall (1961). Garland began performing in vaudeville as a child with her two older sisters, and was later signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. Although she appeared in over two dozen films with MGM and received acclaim for many different roles, she is often best remembered for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Checkout the best inspiring Judy Garland quotes about love, life and success to motivate you.
Judy Garland Quotes
- “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.”― Judy Garland
- “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have a little more empathy, and maybe we’d like each other a little bit more.”― Judy Garland
- “I could sketch out a score in different keys, a new way each time.”― Judy Garland
- “The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.”― Judy Garland.
- “I wanted to believe and I tried my damndest to believe in the rainbow that I tried to get over and couldn’t. So what? Lots of people can’t.”― Judy Garland.
- “I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.”― Judy Garland
- “I’ve never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.”― Judy Garland, Interview with NBC TV
- “Hollywood is a strange place if you’re in trouble. Everybody thinks it’s contagious.”― Judy Garland.
“Behind every cloud is another cloud.”― Judy Garland
- “I truly have a great love for an audience, and I used to prove it to them by giving them blood.”― Judy Garland
- “You know something? I’m decent! There isn’t a great deal of decency in the world, especially in our business, and I’m one of the few really decent ladies around.”― Judy Garland
- “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.”― Judy Garland
- “My life, my career has been a roller coaster. I’ve either been an enormous success or just a down-and-out failure.”― Judy Garland
- “If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?”― Judy Garland
- “Audiences have kept me alive.”—Judy Garland
- “We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.”― Judy Garland
- “If you have to be in a soap opera try not to be cast in the worst role.”― Judy Garland
- “How strange when an illusion dies. It’s as though you’ve lost a child.”― Judy Garland
- “He 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.”― Judy Garland
“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”― Judy Garland
- “Every time the camera rolls, I think to myself Maybe this is the time they’re going to catch me.”― Judy Garland
- “I’m the original take-orders girl.”― Judy Garland.
- “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.”― Judy Garland
- “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.”― Judy Garland
- “It’s lonely and cold on the top… lonely and cold.”― Judy Garland
- “I try to bring the audience’s own drama – tears and laughter they know about – to them.”― Judy Garland
- “Velveeta: you can eat it – or wax your car with it!”― Judy Garland
- “I’m always being painted a more tragic figure than I am, I get awfully bored with myself as a tragic figure.”― Judy Garland
- “I’ve been in love with audiences all my life, and I’ve tried to please. I hope I did.”― Judy Garland
- “For twas not into my ear you whispered,But into my heart.Twas not my lips you kissed,But my soul.”― Judy Garland
- “I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.”― Judy Garland.
- “I think there’s something peculiar about me that I haven’t died. It doesn’t make sense but I refuse to die.”― Judy Garland
- “The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.”― Judy Garland
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”― Judy Garland
- “My father’s death was the most terrible thing that happened to me in my life.” ― Judy Garland
- “I wasn’t close to my father, but I wanted to be all my life. He had a funny sense of humor, and he laughed all the time – good and loud like I do. He was a gay Irish gentleman and very good-looking. And he wanted to be close to me, too, but we never had much time together.” ― Judy Garland
- “If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?” ― Judy Garland
- “I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.” ― Judy Garland
- “I was always lonesome. The only time I felt accepted or wanted was when I was on stage performing. I guess the stage was my only friend: the only place where I could feel comfortable. It was the only place where I felt equal and safe.” ― Judy Garland
- “It’s lonely and cold on the top… lonely and cold.” ― Judy Garland
- “Hollywood is a strange place if you’re in trouble. Everybody thinks it’s contagious.” ― Judy Garland
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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.” ― Judy Garland
- “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
- “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.” ― Judy Garland
- “How strange when an illusion dies. It’s as though you’ve lost a child.” ― Judy Garland
- “I think there’s something peculiar about me that I haven’t died. It doesn’t make sense, but I refuse to die.” ― Judy Garland
- “From the time I was thirteen, there was a constant struggle between MGM and me – whether or not to eat, how much to eat, what to eat. I remember this more vividly than anything else about my childhood.” ― Judy Garland
- “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
- “If you have to be in a soap opera, try not to get the worst role.” ― Judy Garland
- “I’m a woman who wants to reach out and take 40 million people in her arms.” ― Judy Garland
- “I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot.” ― Judy Garland
- “I’m the original take-orders girl.” ― Judy Garland
- “There have been a lot of stories written about me, some of them fantastically distorted.” ― Judy Garland
- “I don’t always have to sing a song. There is something besides ‘The Man That Got Away’ or ‘Over the Rainbow’ or ‘The Trolley Song.’ There’s a woman. There are three children. There’s me! There’s a lot of life going here.” ― Judy Garland
- “In our house, the word of Louis B. Mayer became the law.” ― Judy Garland
- “I think that I have every right to write a book. I think I’m interesting. I have perspective about me.” ― Judy Garland
