- Gene Kelly: [singing] Anything that happens in life, Can happen on the screen, Fantasies appear, colorful and queer. Watch me! You'll see just what I mean...
- Sammy Cahn: Writing a song can be agony or ecstasy. It can take half an hour or half a year. But, when anyone writes a song in a movie, there never seems to be any problem. Inspiration turns on faster than a light bulb.
- Gene Kelly: [narrating over a clip from For Me and My Gal with Judy Garland] For Me and My Gal was my first film, and boy was I lucky! I co-starred with Judy Garland. That's what I call starting at the top!