Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Mitzi Gaynor

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Mitzi Gaynor.
Last updated on April 22, 2025.
Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films include There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Birds and the Bees (1956), and South Pacific, the 1958 motion picture adaptation of the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

When my husband died in 2006, I didn't want to be Mitzi Gaynor anymore.
It's hard to talk about yourself onstage and be sincere about it.
Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a man's game Women have to do the same thing in heels, and have to sing and smile at the same time. Professional athletes don't even have to do that - and they get to wear sneakers.
Even today when I rehearse, I give it everything that I've got. If I'm in a performance and the lights go out, I glow in the dark. When you're working before an audience, you have to make them feel like they can touch you. That's the dancer within, reaching out.
When my husband died in 2006, I didnt want to be Mitzi Gaynor anymore.
I never worked with a stinker.
  How great is that! — © Mitzi Gaynor
I never worked with a stinker. How great is that!
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