Quotes by Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

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.

Dancing

Littles

Roles

Come on with the rain / I’ve a smile on my face.

Faces

Rain

Smile On My Face

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.

Dancing

Together

Years

I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. But if I put on a white tails and tux like Fred Astaire, I still looked like a truck driver.

Pounds

Strong

White

I don’t even want to discuss Flashdance. I’m no critic, but that’s an interesting phenomenon, that picture.

Critics

Interesting

Want

I had been asked to open a nightclub in Atlantic City. They offered me a ridiculous amount of money. They literally overpaid me. So I did one show a night. Then they asked me back by popular demand. So I went back. Then I said, “To hell with this.” I was only doing it for the money, and I was doing easy routines. It’s just too much work to get up every day and practice.

Cities

Night

Practice

I love rhythmic dancing – I’m not derogating it at all. It’s just that sometimes you want to whisper, “I adore you.” And for that you need strings and woodwinds.

Dancing

Needs

Want

I miss the romance. I keep saying this over and over again, but dance follows music. And if the accent today is percussion and rhythm and loudness, then that is the way the dance numbers will be. But it is pretty hard on romance with seven guitars, three drums, and no melody instruments in the band.

Guitar

Numbers

Romance

I never played a rich man, I never played a prince. And to play a sailor or longshoreman you had to make your dance more eclectic and varied, but still keep it indigenous to your nationality, upbringing, and background.

Men

Play

Sailor

I saw Mikhail Baryshnikov do Twyla Tharp’s Sinatra Suite on PBS. I have no numbers to prove it, but I bet that kids who saw that loved it. I think you will see younger dancers, who certainly have the artistic sense and capabilities, start going back to romantic numbers.

Kids

Numbers

Thinking

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Quotes by Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

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.

Come on with the rain / I’ve a smile on my face.

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 arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. But if I put on a white tails and tux like Fred Astaire, I still looked like a truck driver.

I don’t even want to discuss Flashdance. I’m no critic, but that’s an interesting phenomenon, that picture.

I love rhythmic dancing – I’m not derogating it at all. It’s just that sometimes you want to whisper, “I adore you.” And for that you need strings and woodwinds.

I miss the romance. I keep saying this over and over again, but dance follows music. And if the accent today is percussion and rhythm and loudness, then that is the way the dance numbers will be. But it is pretty hard on romance with seven guitars, three drums, and no melody instruments in the band.

I never played a rich man, I never played a prince. And to play a sailor or longshoreman you had to make your dance more eclectic and varied, but still keep it indigenous to your nationality, upbringing, and background.

I saw Mikhail Baryshnikov do Twyla Tharp’s Sinatra Suite on PBS. I have no numbers to prove it, but I bet that kids who saw that loved it. I think you will see younger dancers, who certainly have the artistic sense and capabilities, start going back to romantic numbers.

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