Gene Kelly was one of the greatest dancers of all time and a taskmaster. He sought from you the absolute best - and he got it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version of Fred Astaire, and he was amazing as well.
Gene Kelly was hard on me, but I think he had to be.
I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse.
Gene Kelly was a little tough, and he used to yell at me on the set.
I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.
I really wanted to be a dancer, actually. Michael Jackson inspired me a lot.
I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.
I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
Astaire never thought of what he was doing as balletic, but Kelly was always trying to dance with women on points. And his choreography is so showy and flashy. He always looks self-satisfied to me.
Patrick Swayze reminded me a lot of Gene Kelly. Patrick had that Everyman quality. Gene made dancing sort of an accessible idea for the regular guy out there.