Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three people dancing together.

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life.

The only way you learn is by failure.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.

I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good.

She had refused to draw the monster. She feared to give him form.

Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.

I’ve created the most beautiful things out of my sadness.

The 3-D effects in "Star Wars" are so realistic, you can actually see George Lucas reaching from the screen and taking the money from your wallet.

Life would be pretty boring if we didn't have vices.

One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.

Any man that dates me, the thing they're gonna have to live up is my dad - he's a real hero.

We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.

I can't change the past, but one person can change the future - anything can happen.

There's no pillow quite so soft as a father's strong shoulder.