Ginger Rogers

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen. ”

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. ”

My mother was a journalist, so writing is not unnatural to me. ”

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. ”

My love for ice cream emerged at an early age - and has never left! ”

I yearned for a long, happy marriage with one person. ”

When two people love each other, they don't look at each other, they look in the same direction. ”

Looking back at my life's voyage, I can only say that it has been a golden trip. ”

Only I know my life. ”

The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first. ”