I'm carrying on a tradition. But I'd rather be a first-rate… - Liza Minnelli

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I'm carrying on a tradition. But I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of somebody else. I'm proud of my parents, and the only way that I can prove it to them is to take what they gave me and work my head off.

Liza Minnelli

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Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer.

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Birth Name: Liza May Minnelli

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