94 Quotes by Cyd Charisse

I like warm weather but not this sticky, humid heat of New York.

M-G-M knew how to build stars. We used to do constant publicity stills. You were the Easter bunny one time and a Christmas tree the next. When I went to Japan, they knew who I was. Now you have a great actress and a year later, they ask, 'What happened to her?'

Most dancers are very quiet.

Beverly Hills is just a small community.

I think that in all my dancing I play a role,' she told The Times that year. 'To me, that's what dancing is about. It's not just steps.

I had a mild case of polio as a child. Not enough to cripple me, but it was polio. I still have an atrophy on the right side of my back.

When I am dancing I go into training. I eat a good strong breakfast. You have so much more energy if you start your day well fortified.

Fred Astaire was special, and such a marvelous human being.

When you dance you need an awful lot of energy. Off stage, you learn to conserve.