Am Quote by Olivia Newton-John

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

I've always had an innate ability to dance, but I'm not as spiffy as those cinema legends like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.

— John Travolta

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

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

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

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

I love John Travolta, who came off that Kotter show. Nobody knew he could dance or do all of those things. He is like…

— Michael Jackson

Fred Astaire told me things I will never forget. Gene Kelly also said he liked my dancing. It was a fantastic experience because I…

— Michael Jackson

I was always the best actor and best dancer in my college.

— Divya Dutta

Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor - those were my idols. All I ever wanted to be was a motion picture song-and-dance man. I…

— Ken Berry

'Singin' in the Rain' was the one for me. Yeah. I mean, Gene Kelly could just sway and never fall. He'd just sway and…

— Vanessa Paradis