In the Words of Eddie, Debbie, Loni and More

“In Their Own Words: Celebrity Autobiographies” producer-creator Eugene Parks picks his favorite quotes from past shows:

EDDIE FISHER from “My Life, My Loves” (Harper & Row, 1981)

“I spent a lot of time at the Commodore steam baths as if I could sweat Elizabeth out of my system.”

DEBBIE REYNOLDS from “My Life” (William Morrow & Co., 1988)

“I guess you always feel Elizabeth Taylor should have a lover, even if it’s yours.”

LONI ANDERSON from “My Life in High Heels” (William Morrow & Co., 1995)

“I don’t know if, in the beginning, I fell in love with Burt Reynolds, the man, or if I fell in love with the idea of him.”

BURT REYNOLDS from “My Life” (Hyperion, 1994)

(about Loni Anderson)

“I really believed we were the couple atop the wedding cake; I never thought we’d topple from the upper tier.”

NANCY REAGAN from “My Turn: Memoirs of Nancy Reagan” (Random House, 1989)

“Patti was a different baby. From the start, she demanded constant attention.”