Any man who looks like a sissy while dancing is just a lousy dancer.

I miss the romance. I keep saying this over and over again, but dance follows music. And if the accent today is percussion and rhythm and loudness, then that is the way the dance numbers will be. But it is pretty hard on romance with seven guitars, three drums, and no melody instruments in the band.

I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Come on with the rain / I’ve a smile on my face.

I don't even want to discuss Flashdance. I'm no critic, but that's an interesting phenomenon, that picture.

If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando.

I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. But if I put on a white tails and tux like Fred Astaire, I still looked like a truck driver.