I think dancing is a man's game and if he does it well he does it better than a woman.

When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman.

The only thing is that ordinarily when I do dance with [women] they think I am suddenly going to throw them over a table or twist them all around. All I want to do is one-two, one-two-three - a simple fox trot. But they're shaking with anticipation at the thought that I'm about to whip them around and then toss them on the roof.

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

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

I think dancing is a man's game and if he does it well he does it better than a woman.

The finest all-around performer we ever had in America was Judy Garland. There was no limit to her talent. She was the quickest, brightest person I ever worked with.