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" There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer. "

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" I longed to break out of the system and do different roles. "

" Cinema will always have an important role to play in society. "

" I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experience, the clash of civilizations, the clash of personalities. "

" I think it's the end of progress if you stand still and think of what you've done in the past. I keep on. "

" I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough. "

Not Good Enough

" You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them. "

" I got as little as a $75 a week when I started. "

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" In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy? "

" It's very difficult to marry into another civilization. "

" No matter what you do, your person comes through. You can't completely change yourself on the screen. I had in mind someone colder and more in control, but I couldn't do it. This human note just crept in and maybe it's better. "

" Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls. "

" I had two children. I had a nanny to manage my kids. "