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

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

I loved working with Bette Davis. Bette Davis was great to work with and a wonderful teacher, and very kind to me. We became good friends.

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

I don't have to retire to be happy.

If you have a secret, keep it to yourself.

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