Joe DiMaggio was quite mean to Marilyn Monroe when they were married. But after she died, he did tend to her grave, which made up for it.

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.

Never commit to what you are not willing to do.

But I didn't know about the other story.""What other story?”"About how you and Adrian Ivashkov are—""No, whatever you heard it’s not true.""But it was really romantic""Then it’s definitely not true.

You have to be eligible for luck to strike and I think that's a matter of education and preparation and character and all the other solid attributes that sometimes people laugh at.

an optimist is the man who looks after your eyes, and the pessimist the person who looks after your feet.

Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.

Nothing on earth in fiction is less interesting than characters under the influence of alcohol.

If you want to hear God speak, read your Bible. If you want to hear God speak audibly, read your Bible out loud.

I realized that this story [Shelter] is all about family, family loss, and how it influences you day to day life.

Alcoholism isn't a disease. It's a failure of self-image.

Discrimination, in all its forms, is bad for business.