I have the largest private collection in the world [of Hollywood memorabilia].

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.

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 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.

Of course we dance with our demons. Our angels are far too shy.

The spiritual life to me has always meant just one thing: feeling.

Instead of a criminal or a drug addict, I was looking at a boy—just a boy.

You don't need anyone's permission to be exactly who you want to be

You have to be precisely in the moment in order to box. And I just love that. I just love the idea of right now we're here, be here.

No god is absent where prudence dwells.

If you have good friends, no matter how much life is sucking , they can make you laugh.

But I believe in love, you know; love is a uniquely portable magic. I don’t think it’s in the stars, but I do believe that blood calls to blood and mind calls to mind and heart to heart.

I'm not living with you. We occupy the same cage. (Maggie)

I've been told that my music tells a story, but I don't know the story.