I always avoid not working.

If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working.

One take, so you better be ready and you better be good. One take and that was it. It was something that was spontaneous. Both Sid Caesar and Jackie Gleason was like that as well.

[Las Vegas in the early 1960] was thrilling, exciting... I would describe it as very Parisian.

I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

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

I don't think anything I could ever do could make Gene Kelly look better than he was.