The Way I Look At A Musical,

If Fred Astaire Is The Cary Grant Of Dance, I'm The Marlon Brando.

The Way I Look At A Musical, You Are Commenting On The Human Condition No Matter What You Do. A Musical May Be Light And Frivolous, But By Its Very Nature, It Makes Some Kind Of Social Comment.

Any Man Who Looks Like A Sissy While Dancing Is Just A Lousy Dancer.

I Don't Even Want To Discuss Flashdance. I'm No Critic, But That's An Interesting Phenomenon, That Picture.

Mentally, I Write Myself A Little Story. Of Course, Sometimes You Have A Song That Says, "do That." My Best Example Is Singin' In The Rain. Arthur Freed Had Insisted That The Song Should Be In The Picture, But He Was Very Anxious About It.