Vera-Ellen

“New York, with its stage musicals and night club shows, is the place to go. Success there will open the doors of Hollywood.”

“If it has been a real warm day, I shower every evening. Then, each morning I also shower.”

“When I wasn't working, I had a chance ta go back to New York and appear in the show 'Sally.' I carried the contract around for three weeks saying, 'Should I?' I finally decided to stay in Hollywood no matter what.”

“The development of under arm deodorants has been a great help to every woman.”

“I would have never seen any thing outside of Norwood, Ohio, if it hadn't been for show business.”

“Ted Lewis discovered me; so did Billy Rose, Dick Rodgers and Sam Goldwyn.”

“One thing I liked about living in London was the smaller portions they serve. They eat more often but less at a time.”

“There is an indefinable quality possessed by some artists. You simply can't explain it.”

“When I think how hard others with talent try and never achieve success, it makes me unhappy.”

“Good posture takes inches off my waist. I have a feeling of lifting my rib cage off my hip bones, of flattening the space between my navel and my backbone. If you stand sideways in front of a long mirror you can see how eliminating a slump gives a more youthful line to your body.”

“I signed up with Mr. Goldwyn not because he was the only one who offered me a contract. Many studios did. But they all wanted to test me first, and why should that be necessary?”

“If you're going to go steady, you might as well get married.”

“I'm funny about that. I don't want to change my name or the color of my hair.”

“I never wear a girdle when I'm on a long trip. And I climb Into flat shoes the minute I get on a plane.”

“I'm not looking for love. If it happens, fine.”

“There is no place at the top in Hollywood for a dancer who can't act and sing.”

“So many people ask me it it isn't thrilling to kiss all these handsome movie stars? It isn't anything like that. It's simply part of the acting.”

“There are more real dancers now. It used to be that they would dub in the taps and obscure the lack of technique with long camera shots.”

“We are very fortunate today to be able to have so many fine and useful cosmetics just for the asking.”

“When I'm in a picture, I don't have much time to go out. I have to be up at 6:15 in the morning, and that doesn't allow much night life.”