When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman. Gene Kelly astairedanceginger Change image and share on social
I wanted to do new things with dance, adapt it to the motion picture medium. Gene Kelly adaptdancemedium Change image and share on social
There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form of snobbism, the same sort that perpetuates the idea that drama is more deserving of Awards than comedy. Gene Kelly academyawardcomedy share on social
I got started dancing because I knew it was one way to meet girls. Gene Kelly dancegirlknow Change image and share on social
I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. Gene Kelly arrivehollywoodoverweight Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be a dancer. I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally. Gene Kelly athletecollegedancer Change image and share on social
Things danced on the screen do not look the way they do on the stage. On the stage, dancing is three-dimensional, but a motion picture is two-dimensional. Gene Kelly dancedimensionalmotion Change image and share on social
I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time. Gene Kelly dayfindimpossible Change image and share on social
My mother had gotten a job as a receptionist at a dancing school and had the idea that we should open our own dancing school; we did, and it prospered. Gene Kelly danceideajob Change image and share on social
