I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once i….

As you train and as you develop your talents, you do get better, hopefully, or you get out of the business..

I started to earn money because we didn't have money..

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral..

I never dreamt of being in the movies. I was from a very average, I would say, a rather poor family, so my big treat was to work hard all week - I mo….

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three peopl….

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good..

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find ….

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life..

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on..

The only way you learn is by failure..

I've always put my own money into my own shows because today, if you want to stay in the business, you have to produce your own product because there….

We've lost a lot of our great stars. I can't hang out with those who aren't here. The phone service to heaven is so bad, you know. But I get to visit….

I miss the movies. Still, I understood that my kind of movie has had its day. I thought it was over for me..

Every secret gets known to the world..

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead..

Live is exciting, live is real, the people are there..

I live right in front of my daughter. I have a little house right in front of her because I can stay in touch. It's like a little commune, and it's v….

That's what a writer does; they make things up and that makes for good reading..

I stopped making movies because I don't like taking my clothes off. Maybe it's realism, but in my opinion, it's utter filth..

If you do a musical, it's really thrilling and it's a lot of work, but it's very rewarding. I would say, for me, what I like best is what I do, which….