I always avoid not working.

The young people today are really so creative and talented - I mean, the ones who are really are and they get together and produce and create. They're an entirely different breed from what I was when I was their age.

I began as a true beginner, not knowing how to dance or perform. I just entered a local contest in town as a joke, because if you entered you got a free blouse and scarf.

Never give power of attorney.

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

I tour all year, 42 weeks a year, so it's hard for me to remember every place I play.

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