Quote: There are no small parts. Only small actors. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: What's all this talk about me being teamed with Ginger Rogers? I will not have it Leland--I did not go into pictures to be teamed with her or anyone else, and if that is the program in mind for me I will not stand for it. I don't mind making another picture with her but as for this teams idea, it's out. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: I did everything he did but backwards & in high heels. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: Part of the joy of dancing is conversation. Trouble is, some men can't talk and dance at the same time. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: When two people love each other, they don't look at each other, they look in the same direction. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: My love for ice cream emerged at an early age - and has never left! [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: Rhythm is born in all of us. To be a desirable dancing partner, you don't have to do all the intricate fancy steps that happen to be in vogue. All you have to do is be a good average dancer, and anybody who spends the time and effort can accomplish this. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: At the age of ten, I thought if a boy kissed you on the lips, you would have a baby, and I surely wasn't the only youngster who believed that! [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: I believe in dressing for the occasion. There's a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say I'm a natural athlete. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: Looking back at my life's voyage, I can only say that it has been a golden trip. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: My mother was a journalist, so writing is not unnatural to me. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: Perhaps I am old-fashioned, but black and white films still hold an affectionate place in my heart; they have an incomparable mystique and mood. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: Over the years, myths were built up about my relationship with Fred Astaire. The general public thought he was a Svengali, who snapped his fingers for his little Trilby to obey; in their eyes, my career was his creation. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: During my seven-year contract with RKO, there were seven different studio presidents, from David O. Selznick to Charles W. Koerner. You literally had to check the name on the door so as not to call the new boss by the former boss's name. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: 'Flying Down to Rio' established RKO as a leader in musical film production throughout the 1930s. The film helped to rescue the studio from its financial straits and it gave a real boost to my movie career. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: I had been making films for almost ten years, and the head men at RKO thought of me only in terms of musicals. I found no fault with that, except I just couldn't stand being typed or pigeonholed as only a singing and dancing girl. I wanted to extend my range. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: I made my last motion picture in March 1965 for Magna Pictures. 'Harlow,' based on the life of actress Jean Harlow... I didn't know at the time that 'Harlow' would be my last motion picture. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: I traveled with my mother, Lela, and there was never enough money. I always had to roll down my silk stockings and carry a doll when we bought train tickets so I could go half-fare. If we had $3, we always figured how to tip for the trunks and still eat. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: I won't go to movies with permissiveness, four-letter words, or violence. Show me 'E.T.' and 'Chariots of Fire' instead. That's entertainment, not exploitation of the human body. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: Like most actors, I've always been grateful for Chinese restaurants; they were often the only places that stayed open late enough for performers to get hot food after the show. [Ginger Rogers]
Quote: Sure, jets are fast and economical, but, oh my, what fun we've lost and what leisure we've sacrificed in the race to efficiency. Somehow, stepping onto a plane and zooming across the United States in a matter of hours doesn't hold a candle to the dear, old-fashioned train ride. [Ginger Rogers]