Look, I come from vaudeville, I come from burlesque, I come from heartaches, I come from sadness, I come from gladness, I… — Mickey Rooney Copy Share Image
I've been involved in burlesque for a really long time and I've always been really interested in burlesque, and I was writing… — Steve Antin Copy Share Image
You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque. — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
“Would you believe I devise my entire show based upon a single one of these jewels? It's true I choose a color… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
Every one of my products - my lingerie, my perfume, and everything that I do beauty-related with regard to building my burlesque… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
I actually had a movie green lit at Disney the same week 'Burlesque' was green lit - a movie for Disney called… — Steve Antin Copy Share Image
Burlesque is beautiful: It's art, it's fun, it's done with a lot of comedy - an awful lot of big wink-wink and… — Imelda May Copy Share Image
Classic burlesque in the style of Gypsy which many modern burlesque troupes practice is, at its core, so playful and teasing and… — Karen Abbott Copy Share Image
It was noted long ago that the front row of burlesque houses was occupied predominantly by bald-headed men. In fact, such a… — Harry S.N. Greene Copy Share Image
I am not an educated person. I didn't come up through a ballet company. I came up through burlesque. So I have… — Bob Fosse Copy Share Image
Burlesque thrived during the Great Depression, and by extension, so, too, did Gypsy [Rose Lee]. Men could no longer afford to pay… — Karen Abbott Copy Share Image
“The prosecutor uttered the party line that would distinguish revue from burlesque for the next thirty years. "The difference is movement. On… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
In the early '90s, it was grunge; everybody was fully clothed. Alanis Morissette was one of the biggest artists in the world,… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
It was a great challenge to reconstruct Gypsy Rose Lee life, and my interviews with her sister [June Havoc] proved invaluable. It's… — Karen Abbott Copy Share Image
In the drag community it's mostly women in the audience, even for burlesque. I think people look at strippping as a male… — Violet Chachki Copy Share Image
“What modern day burlesquer hasn't been influenced by Sally Rand? My own pink ostrich fans -designed by Catherine, naturally- were the largest… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
“Doubtless Princess Juliana intended for me to overhear her comment on seeing Theodora in wedding regalia. “She’s like wisteria: beautiful in a… — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
I'd done drag since I was 14, for special occasions, and in 2010 a friend of mine with her own burlesque group… — Conchita Wurst Copy Share Image
Her sister [June Havoc] said the musical portrayed who Gypsy [Rose Lee] wanted to be before the burlesque thing happened she wanted… — Karen Abbott Copy Share Image
I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd use every part of your… — Carmen Electra Copy Share Image
I used to go-go dance and set G-strings on fire, stuff like that. I've changed my act a little now but it's… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I've always had a love affair with New York City, and I've threatened to get an apartment there one day. But it… — Steve Antin Copy Share Image
Me personally, I want to entertain people above all. When you look back at burlesque in history and the real golden age… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
![“Burlesque thrived during the Great Depression, and by extension, so, too, did Gypsy [Rose Lee]. Men could no longer afford to pay $5.50 to see a show on Broadway, but they could scrape together $1.00 for a matinee at a burlesque house.” quote by Karen Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/karen-abbott-13658_broadway_burlesque-thrived-during-the-great-depre_2257195.png)
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