“Once when I danced on television there was no script for me. They told...” — Vera-Ellen Quote

“Once when I danced on television there was no script for me. They told me, 'you know, just dance.' Well, you don't 'just dance.'”

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

“Hollywood has 'The Body' Marie McDonald and 'The Look' Lauren Bacall and 'The Voice' Frank Sinatra. I'm 'The Dash' From my first contract on, I've had it written in that they cannot leave out the hyphen.”

“I danced as a kid and I like dancing at weddings, that's fun. But I wouldn't say that I speak the language.”

“Strictly' is a journey. I haven't danced before but I'm putting the practice hours in, whether it shows or not.”

“Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced - I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing.”