I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

I don't have to retire to be happy.

No one has ever put anything into my suitcase.

I always found that kind of hard, and even though Gene Kelly was also a taskmaster, Bobby [Fosse] was tougher.

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

I did win [on a contest]. And that started me on a new path, and into show business.

I have the largest private collection in the world [of Hollywood memorabilia].