I had a lot of fun with Frank Sinatra, because he was such a hooligan, and so to himself, he was the king, and everything was his way, and I enjoyed watching that.

I've always had life threats, and they've always been for real.

I've always had my guard. I have my cook and my guard. I want to eat, and I want to live.

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

[Bob Fosse] was a temperamental fellow - it was his way or the highway.

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

The heads of the studios, like Louis B. Mayer, didn't want to create any more musical stars. So Bobby [Fosse] left and went to New York City to be a choreographer, and created brilliant work.