“I always thought those old drab clothes from 'Silk Stockings' were the...” — Cyd Charisse Quote

“I always thought those old drab clothes from 'Silk Stockings' were the worst things I wore.”

“I was in a ballet company, and I auditioned for Bob Alton, a top choreographer at MGM. He sent me to see Arthur Freed, who offered me a seven-year contract.”

“I never considered going into motion pictures.”

“In the Garden of Eden, figuring out what to wear was easy and the fig leaves were environmentally friendly. Today, it's much harder to find clothes that don't have some kind of negative impact on the planet.”

“But it's cool working with female directors because I'm a girl, so you do relate to them more. You can talk to them about other stuff like clothes and all that.”

“I've been wearing white since my college days. I like color, but if I wear colored clothes now, it would feel like I'm being false. And that's the worst thing I could be.”