I like warm weather but not this sticky, humid heat of New York. — Cyd Charisse Heat Copy Share Image
You never realize that good things are going to be over some day. — Cyd Charisse Day Copy Share Image
Everybody can learn to dance. If they can walk, they can dance. — Cyd Charisse Dance Copy Share Image
The first thing I did was 'Ziegfeld Follies,' a small bit en pointe with Fred Astaire. — Cyd Charisse Actor Copy Share Image
Once you have your appetite well under control, start to acquire your dream figure with exercise. — Cyd Charisse Appetite Copy Share Image
Making a movie is like sprinting. Nightclub work is a long-distance event. You have to pace yourself and sustain it for a… — Cyd Charisse Film Copy Share Image
If I don't go through a daily routine to keep muscles stretched, you've no idea what tortures I go through when I… — Cyd Charisse Daily Copy Share Image
I eat a big breakfast and then go off to an hour and a half of strong ballet class. — Cyd Charisse Ballet Copy Share Image
If I have any strength as a dancer, I got it all from Nijinska. Her barre was tough, and there were very… — Cyd Charisse Dance Copy Share Image
Archery is simply marvelous for firming up the arms, neck, back, the chest, and the abdominal muscles. — Cyd Charisse Archery Copy Share Image
Most dancers have a young body. This is part discipline and part desire, because just sitting around makes one feel sluggish. — Cyd Charisse Body Copy Share Image
Whenever an actress marries a nonprofessional with the promise she can carry on her career, either the marriage ends or the career… — Cyd Charisse Actress Copy Share Image
Ballet is a closed world and very rigid; MGM was a fairyland. You'd walk down the lot, seeing all these fabulous movies… — Cyd Charisse Ballet Copy Share Image
Most men, even egotistic actors, always shy away from dancing with me. Other dancers report the same trouble. They probably figure that… — Cyd Charisse Dance Copy Share Image
I'm a dancer and when I walk off stage there isn't a dry spot on me. This means my hair has to… — Cyd Charisse Again Copy Share Image
Well, I swim quite a bit, and ride horseback. That's supposed to be bad for dancers, but I don't care - I… — Cyd Charisse Bad Copy Share Image
TV has made dancing less important. It used to be a real treat to go to the movies and see Fred Astaire… — Cyd Charisse Cleaning Copy Share Image
When you have control of muscles through balance, exercises not only streamline your figure, but you acquire a command and grace which… — Cyd Charisse Balance Copy Share Image
I've done about everything in show business except to play on Broadway. I always hoped that I would one day. It's the… — Cyd Charisse Actor Copy Share Image
I was in so many Esther Williams pictures with Ricardo Montalban and I always was his girl no matter what the story. — Cyd Charisse Always Copy Share Image
I think that in all my dancing I play a role,' she told The Times that year. 'To me, that's what dancing… — Cyd Charisse Dance Copy Share Image
There is no point working off pounds with exercise, if you are going to eat them back on again. — Cyd Charisse Again Copy Share Image
When I dance, people are watching for a slight mistake. I don't want them to see any. — Cyd Charisse Dance Copy Share Image
During the day when I have a strenuous rehearsal, I may take a teaspoon of honey in a glass of juice for… — Cyd Charisse Day Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's a bit hard for a person to get the rhythm of music from the ear to the feet, but that's… — Cyd Charisse Coordination Copy Share Image
Unless you have the right legs, these mini-skirts are ungainly and uncomfortable. They're just a fad. — Cyd Charisse Fashion Copy Share Image
When you dance you need an awful lot of energy. Off stage, you learn to conserve. — Cyd Charisse Conserve Copy Share Image
The music changed. We had Irving Berlin and Gershwin and Lerner and Loewe and Cole Porter. Great music. Now we have 'Rent.' — Cyd Charisse Berlin Copy Share Image
I had no delusions about myself. I couldn't act - I had never acted. So how could I be a movie star? — Cyd Charisse Acted Copy Share Image
I know the one-week stands and the moving from city to city wears a lot of people down. But I find it… — Cyd Charisse Audiences Copy Share Image
I was this tiny, frail little girl, I needed to build up muscle, and I fell in love with dancing from the… — Cyd Charisse Dance Copy Share Image
The happy marriages never get any publicity. It's just the bad ones that you read about. — Cyd Charisse About Copy Share Image
He was a wonderful gentleman, elegant, with great humility. All the wonderful things you can say about a person, you have to… — Cyd Charisse Fred astaire Copy Share Image
To make a man happy, treat him like a dog - plenty of affection and a loose leash. — Cyd Charisse Affection Copy Share Image
