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I do everything the man does, only backwards and in high heels!

Ginger Rogers

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Ginger Rogers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 16
Died: 1995
Died: April 25
Actress
Dancer
Film Actor
Playwright
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Writer
Independence
Missouri
Virginia Katherine McMath
Everything
Backwards
Men
Ballet
Heels
Dancing
Dance
High
Inspirational
Doe

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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.
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Even married people have differences of opinion, I'm told.
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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.
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I believe in living each day as it comes, to the best of my ability. When it's done, I put it away, remembering that there will be a tomorrow to take it's place. If I have any philosophy, that's it. To me it's not a fatalistic attitude.
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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.
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One thing I turn my back on totally is the unsavory atmosphere at most discos.
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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.
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The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first.
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People are still people no matter how you cut it.
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The kids today, they think they can dance with their faces.
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The most important thing in anyone's life is to be giving something. The quality I can give is fun, joy and happiness. This is my gift.
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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.
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Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese.
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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.
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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.
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You bring out a lot of your own thoughts and attitudes when acting. I think a great deal of it has to do with the inner you.
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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.
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There are no small parts. Only small actors.
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My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months.
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