America Quote by Liza Minnelli

Patrick Swayze reminded me a lot of Gene Kelly. Patrick had that Everyman quality. Gene made dancing sort of an accessible idea for the…

— Kenny Ortega

Gene Kelly was one of the greatest dancers of all time and a taskmaster. He sought from you the absolute best - and he…

— Debbie Reynolds

Gene Kelly has meant so much to me through the years. I used to dance in my living room in socks and a tee-shirt,…

— Vincent Rodriguez III

I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of…

— Olivia Newton-John

As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version…

— Maksim Chmerkovskiy

I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse.

— Robin Cousins

Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a man’s game Women have to do the same thing in heels, and…

— Mitzi Gaynor

Gene Kelly was a great dancer and I was lucky to be in 'Singin' in the Rain.' He was my teacher when I was…

— Debbie Reynolds

“The way other people practiced a sport, learned a dance, I sat with feelings to learn who I am.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

Gene Kelly was a little tough, and he used to yell at me on the set.

— Debbie Reynolds

I think dancing was a way of showing your femininity and, through the years, your strength, because it's a male-dominated industry.

— Shirley Ballas

I told my mom I wanted to take dance lessons so I could be like Gene Kelly.

— Mike Faist