Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran "Gene" Kellywas an American dancer, actor, singer, film director, producer and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likeable characters that he played on screen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 August 1912
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
rain done fit
There is a certain amount of pornography that exists throughout Purple Rain, but the appeal is obvious. You can really pick that picture apart and see where "A" fits into "B" and so on. It was very wisely done.
children men common
In the 1930s there was this tendency in Hollywood to portray everyone as rich. Even if they were doing a poor man's dance, they were all so nicely clothed, gowned, coiffured. That's why I decided to wear white socks, loafers, T-shirts, and blue jeans. I had a sociopolitical context in front of me: I was a child of the Depression who danced in a way that would represent the common man.
country dancer
America now has more and better dancers than they have ever had in the history of the country, but that won't account for the public wants to see.
interesting critics phenomenon
I don't even want to discuss Flashdance. I'm no critic, but that's an interesting phenomenon, that picture.
acceptance accepting tied-up
The future of dance will always be tied up with the public's acceptance of the star. If they accept the star, then they'll accept the dance.
husband thinking wife
The only time I feel pressured is when some woman's husband comes over and says, "Will you go ask my wife to dance? She's a great dancer and would just love to dance with you."Suddenly there's a crowd of people standing around us and they expect that they're about to see Fred and Ginger. Here the woman and I have just met, and these people think that it's showtime. That is the only time I think it is really embarrassing.
anger car definitely driver drunken hand mixed rage sadness
On the one hand there is definitely rage and anger for the drunken driver of the car mixed with overwhelming sadness for the survivors.
together done
First of all, break-dancing has been done for years, though not all of it put together the way it is now. But, actually, the distinctions have been blurring since the 1950s.
dancing sometimes i-adore-you
I love rhythmic dancing - I'm not derogating it at all. It's just that sometimes you want to whisper, "I adore you." And for that you need strings and woodwinds.
romance missing today
I miss the romance. I keep saying this over and over again, but dance follows music. And if the accent today is percussion and rhythm and loudness, then that is the way the dance numbers will be. But it is pretty hard on romance with seven guitars, three drums, and no melody instruments in the band.
running dream song
You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams. And I know if I can make you smile by jumping over a couple of couches or running through a rainstorm, then I'll be very glad to be a song and dance man.
girl dancing way
I got started dancing because I knew it was one way to meet girls.
dream joy dance-love
You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams.
moving men jeans
I didn't want to move or act like a rich man. I wanted to dance in a pair of jeans. I wanted to dance like the man in the streets.