Cyd Charisse
Actress
1921-03-08
Quotes by Cyd Charisse
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Most dancers have a young body. This is part discipline and part desire, because just sitting around makes one feel sluggish.
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My favorite occupation at home is sitting by the pool in swim suit, soaking in the sun, cooling off by an occasional sip of my water.
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Making a movie is like sprinting. Nightclub work is a long-distance event. You have to pace yourself and sustain it for a long period.
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I always thought those old drab clothes from 'Silk Stockings' were the worst things I wore.
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If you worry about taking risks, don't do it.
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The Roman goddess Diana, you know, is usually shown with a bow and arrow. Every first-year Latin student knows that. I still remember the first simple sentence I learned in Latin 'Diana sagittas por tas... Diana carries the arrows.' That helped get me interested in archery as a teenager and I'm still into it a lot.
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I believe in exercise for everybody: it makes you feel so much better, it keeps your muscles toned and your body supple.
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He was a wonderful gentleman, elegant, with great humility. All the wonderful things you can say about a person, you have to say about Fred Astaire.
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M-G-M knew how to build stars. We used to do constant publicity stills. You were the Easter bunny one time and a Christmas tree the next. When I went to Japan, they knew who I was. Now you have a great actress and a year later, they ask, 'What happened to her?'
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