We used to work in two great black houses: Chicago's Regal Theater, and the Apollo Theater on 125th Street in New York.

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I think you should make more movies, more musicals. I think the public deserves that. I think this country deserves to be able to get out and foster that talent. Give them an opportunity to become stars. I think the whole idea is wonderful.

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You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's unique. But for the work he does, I would say Tommy can do it, Fosse can do it.

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Going up the walls doing somersaults, that trick took a couple of days.

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I'm basically a hoofer, a tap dancer. I was always very good from the waist down, moving with the feet... I became what's known as a total dancer, using the entire body in order to express what you want to express in tap dancing and line.

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I like it live. I think the numbers are live in the movie. If they replaced any, it would have been due to extreme set noise.

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I can picture things, like a painter would, though I'm not good at painting, either.

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I didn't smoke. I didn't smoke then, and I don't smoke now. We worked every day - that keeps you in pretty good shape. We could go for a long time in one take. You had to be in good shape with Gene Kelly.

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Doing those costume pictures was wonderful.

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