I can picture things, like a painter would, though Im not good at painting, either.

You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's unique.

They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice.

It's so wonderful... if your whole day is rotten, once they start the music, it seems to melt away.

Short people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.

I'd like to thank the Academy for my lifetime achievement award that I will eventually get.

I'm not a good choreographer: I can't remember what I put down.

One can hear all that's going on in the street. Which means that from the street one can hear what's going on in this house.

A crack of lightning, an explosion of thunder, the sound of pounding rain.

Never judge a book by its "spine".

I've always felt from everyone I talk to that the fans feel like I'm tangible and they can talk to me and they know me.

I sort of got into Westerns... It was a sort of desperation move, really. I had several pictures that didn't go very well, and I just realised that I would have to try something else.

I've made no secret of the fact that I often wear wigs and have in fact launched my own Dynasty range, named after various characters. I find this saves a ton of time - as well as my own hair.

I try to surf everyday or at least go for a walk on the beach if the waves are flat. The more I travel, the more I appreciate where I live and the ocean.

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking.

The best way to compile inaccurate information that no one wants is to make it up.

Sometimes honesty can be incredibly messy