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A piece of advice I would give to young actors - hang on to your family, and hang on to your reality - and hang on to your real. Because you're going into the land of make believe.

Lorna Luft

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Lorna Luft
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 21
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I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic.
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People are always asking me what it's like to be Judy Garland's daughter. It's hard to be a legend's child.
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My mother was electric onstage, and I vividly recall the extraordinary power she had over her audiences
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I used drugs as a social activity a way to have fun with friends.
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Fabio kept asking me out, but I knew we'd never get his ego through the door.
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There's so much, I guess I want to say, nonsense about show business now. Because of reality television. I don't get this, because I was never raised to get this, but I don't understand wanting to be famous. Maybe it's because I was born famous, but I don't get it.
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