Weight has never been a problem with me because when you dance, it just stays off.

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.

God is the truth.

The bride's about to throw her bouquet, " Mom told me the day after she turned 96. "Come on, June, get me up there!" (She stole the bouquet and kept it.)

What if she figures out you're not very smart?

You can kind of judge how old a film is by the size of the cell phones.

Classical physics has been superseded by quantum theory: quantum theory is verified by experiments. Experiments must be described in terms of classical physics.

There is only one thing worse than coming home from the lab to a sink full of dirty dishes, and that is not going to the lab at all!

My father was a clergyman and always said: 'Hate the sin but love the sinner.'

Real morality is possible when the sanctions for morality are also tangible and real.

Usually I throw away what I don't get right the first time.

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.