David Gest Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

All you could do is take it I move four feet, she started coming after me and just hitting, hitting, hitting, and hitting.

And I don't feel in any way responsible.

And I told her point blank, you've got everything to live for. You've got such talent. You're back singing great, lose the weight. And she went and did it, and look at her now!

And Michael likes to read a lot. People don't realize that about him but he reads a number of books per week and he's fascinated just about every subject.

And she could never give me an answer. And I realized that, you know, I had a problem on my hands.

Basically what happened was, she decided to remedy the problem and she checked herself in and it saved our lives.

Because I would give it all back to have my health.

But I thought love would more than prevail.

But she told me she was never going to drink again.

But when alcohol comes in, start running. Because there's a demon there, and it goes back to her childhood.

Here we are on a vacation and out of nowhere she starts going to the mini-bar. And I come in and she's violent. And I was stunned.

I bought up the first two nights thinking if you can pack them the first two nights, by the time the reviews came out, she'd be able to sell tickets.

I can help a lot of other people who've gone through the same thing by building a center that will help men and women who don't have the funds to take care of themselves and get the medical treatment.

I cannot fly. I am on constant pills, I cannot go a day without them and I'm on constant shots, and in every way I feel right to sue her.

I did try to leave, and she came running after me.

I didn't care if she worked. I never cared if Liza worked. I said, be a housewife. Go out and shop. Take the credit card.

I didn't really feel I was being hurt, but you could feel it.

I don't have to announce all the women I've slept with.

I don't know if I'll ever be the same.

I had just done a Michael Jackson 30th anniversary celebration. We did well over $20 million. And we owned that, Michael and I.

I knew I couldn't solve it. Because I couldn't figure out what made her drink when things were going well.

I know he was definitely beaten by her. I saw it many times. But we had a different way of dealing with her. He'd let her have more and more booze until she passed out.

I loved her fully and unconditionally.

I mean, I produced a Frank Sinatra special - Elizabeth Taylor, with Michael Jackson, Gregory Peck, I won't even take a picture.

I never had migraines. Never had migraines.

I wanted to give her a normal life. I loved her. You know, it tore my heart out.

I was already set for life when I met her.

I was naive enough to think that I could make the difference.

I'm into women. I've always loved women.

I'm really excited that I'm able to work again.

If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before.

If you're a man, you don't have to worry about your manliness.

It looks like I'm this huge shark going in for the kill... I don't know what I was thinking.

It was a real rough year and a half. I was getting 80 shots every four weeks.

It wasn't Liza Minnelli. It was the woman I loved.

Liza, I love you more than any words can say. You have made me a complete person. You are everything to me. And I cannot think of living life without you. And I love you forever.

No one at 57 gets cosmetic deals.

No one should have to live like that when they've done only good things for the person.

No, but Liza took went and took away from me, possibly my livelihood.

Nothing can repay me for what has happened to my health. No $10 million, no $20 million, no $30 million, no $40 million.

Oh, I'm sure - everybody alienates - ah, people. But did it stop me from getting her everything she needed? Not at all.

On stage, don't go near her. She's the best performer in the world.

She bit my bodyguard. She bit him in the stomach.

She dug her nails in and I keloid, and I have to go to plastic surgery to have those removed.

She got the magazine on a Wednesday morning, and on Thursday announced our marriage was over.

She just - when she wants a drink she goes and gets a drink.

She just kept hitting me in the head with her fists, over, and over and over.

She put her hands around the neck of our production manager, and you know, started to choke him.

She took basically a year and a half of my life away, and I didn't know if I would ever be able to stand up for a few years.

She was making great money at personal appearances.

She was, as she said in interviews, basically broke. So I didn't marry her for anything that she could give me as far as financially. I just loved the woman. I mean, I just loved her, unconditionally loved her.

She'd hit me before but never over and over and over and over into the head.

That she's the most beautiful woman in the world. And that this is who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.

There's a lot of men that have been beaten by women. It's just how do you handle it.

Yeah, she was hitting me hard. She was drunk and she was hitting me hard.

You get a concussion. It could take 30, 40 days until that starts to come to life where you're in agony. Ask any doctor.

Trivia

David admitted on I'm A Celebrity that he had a fear of snakes.

David has a fear of using a phone and hearing his own voice (phonophobia)

David recently made an appearance on Soapstar Superstar.

A rhinestone-studded glove from David's collection once worn by Michael Jackson was seen on E-Bay selling at $250,000.

David appeared with the llustrious line- up for the 2006 Royal Variety Performance at the London Coliseum.It took place on Monday December 4th 2006.

David denied all rumors that he had a relationship with Diana Ross.

In October 2003 David sued his ex-wife Liza Minelli for $10 million. He claimed she had abused him physically during their marriage.

David was very freindly with Michael Jackson when he was younger.They grew up together in Southern California.

David tried telling Michael Jackson not to get anymore cosmic surgery. He told him he was going to far.

David is mostly known for his marriage with Liza Minelli, but he is now a producer.

David claimed that his mother was a Nun and his father was a fisherman.

David is friends with pop singer Michael Jackson, and publicly supported Jackson when he went on trial in 2005.