I Arrived In Hollywood Twenty Pounds Overweight

I Wanted To Do New Things With Dance, Adapt It To The Motion Picture Medium.

I Never Wanted To Be A Dancer. It's True! I Wanted To Be A Shortstop For The Pittsburgh Pirates.

My Mother Had Gotten A Job As A Receptionist At A Dancing School And Had The Idea That We Should Open Our Own Dancing School; We Did, And It Prospered.

There Is A Strange Sort Of Reasoning In Hollywood That Musicals Are Less Worthy Of Academy Consideration Than Dramas. It's A Form Of Snobbism, The Same Sort That Perpetuates The Idea That Drama Is More Deserving Of Awards Than Comedy.

When They Do Let Them Sustain On Screen From Head To Toe, Though, Then You Know They Must Think The Person Is A Good Dancer.