“It's impossible to make dancing really effective on TV. The screen is ...” — Cyd Charisse Quote

It's impossible to make dancing really effective on TV. The screen is too small, and the cameras can't move fast enough to get the right angles.

I danced with the Ballet Russe in Paris when I was 16 and did not need a companion.

Tap was against everything I had learned to do. I was pulled up as a ballet dancer, and I wasn't used to pounding the floor with bent knees.

When I am dancing I go into training. I eat a good strong breakfast. You have so much more energy if you start your day well fortified.

When I dance, people are watching for a slight mistake. I don't want them to see any.

All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that.

Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.

I worked on 'Sarah Connor' even longer than 'Firefly.' And I always remembered how generous everyone was to me when I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know the rules, and I didn't know camera angles, and I didn't know lighting.

I have huge respect for Ramirez. He is a very good human being who does so much for his causes and his people. A truly decent man. And a very, very good fighter. He brings real pressure and attacks from different angles.