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

Never give power of attorney.

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

No one has ever put anything into my suitcase.

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail.

I never thought about doing men. Never.