Vegas will always be Vegas.

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.

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

I didn't know what to expect, having not been an artist before. From the outside, you only see romantic snapshots of what seems like a great lifestyle, and it is, but it's also grueling.

my pleasure was in the strength of my back, in my noble shoulders, the cool smooth flesh cylinders of my arms.

We didnt come all this way for no two seats when all of us is tired.

Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth.

I remember Art Blakey saying to me, "Just remember, we're blessed to do what we do."

That's my big fear, and not enjoying things as much as I could and realizing actually how awesome life is right now.

I'm really happy for [David Petraeus]. He's exceptionally talented.

You can't have a helicopter fly over boiling lava. It would've exploded from the heat, and is just way too dangerous. The pilot of a helicopter would've flatly refused anyway.