In film, a dancer should always be shot from head to toe, because that way you can see the whole body and that is the art of dancing. Nowadays they shoot the nose. Left nostril. Right nostril. Hand. Foot. Bust. Derrière. The film prevents you from determining who is a good dancer and who is not.

The future of dance will always be tied up with the public's acceptance of the star. If they accept the star, then they'll accept the dance.

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.

You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams. And I know if I can make you smile by jumping over a couple of couches or running through a rainstorm, then I'll be very glad to be a song and dance man.

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

America now has more and better dancers than they have ever had in the history of the country, but that won't account for the public wants to see.

I took it as it came and it happened to be very nice.