I wasn't wattching television when I was a youngster; there was the radio.

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 people dancing together.

Bobby [Fosse] was very difficult to work with, he wanted to be a big star at MGM, but it was the end of making musical movies at the time.

If you're a dancer, study singing.

Every performer should learn a little bit of everything. Most performers today only play the guitar.

Donald O'Connor was in the film [ 'Singin' in the Rain' ] as well, and he was only 27 years old. So we were closer in age, and had more fun together on the set. Gene was more my teacher and mentor.

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