The 54+ Gene Kelly Quotes

First Of All, Break-dancing Has Been Done For Years, Though Not All Of It Put Together The Way It Is Now. But, Actually, The Distinctions Have Been Blurring Since The 1950s.

I Think Twyla [tharp] Has A Lot To Say. The Great Thing About Twyla Is That She Continues To Explore.

I Don't Even Want To Discuss Flashdance. I'm No Critic, But That's An Interesting Phenomenon, That Picture.

I Don't Understand The Whole Concept Of Doubles. They Used To Do That In The Early Sound Films In Hollywood, But I Thought We Had Gotten Rid Of That. Now Not Only Do You Have Doubles, But As In Flashdance, You Have Triples, Quadruples. From My Point Of View It Is Bad For The Art.

At The Time The Quickest Way To Establish Yourself As An American Was To Throw A Little Bit Of Tap Into Your Dance - Even When It Wasn't Called For. But What Also Helped Me Was The Fact That I Was Dancing In Roles That I Had Played.

In Fact, I Wasn't Going To Dance In Xanadu, But Several Journalists Told Me That Olivia Newton-john Kept Saying How Sad She Was That She Wouldn't Get The Chance To Dance With Me. So I Finally Said, "all Right, Throw In A Number." But I'm Through With Dancing.

If I Played A Tough Kid On The Street I Couldn't Go Out There And Get Into Fifth Position. I Had To Dance Like A Tough Kid On The Street.

When They Do Let Them Sustain On Screen From Head To Toe, Though, Then You Know They Must Think The Person Is A Good Dancer.

There's Nothing Revolutionary About Saturday Night Fever . You Can See The Same Kind Of Movement At Your Local Disco.

I Arrived In Hollywood Twenty Pounds Overweight And As Strong As An Ox.

There Is A Certain Amount Of Pornography That Exists Throughout Purple Rain, But The Appeal Is Obvious. You Can Really Pick That Picture Apart And See Where "a" Fits Into "b" And So On. It Was Very Wisely Done.

America Now Has More And Better Dancers Than They Have Ever Had In The History Of The Country, But That Won't Account For The Public Wants To See.