17+ Bob Fosse Quotes On Education, Death And Michael Jackson

Bob Fosse was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. He was known for his unique style of dance, which he often used in his Broadway musicals and films. He won eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, and two Emmy Awards for his work. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Bob Fosse on life, education, leadership.

Human beings are born with the instinct to express themselves through movement. Even before he could communicate with words, primitive man was dancing to the beat of his own heart. — Bob Fosse

Life is just a bowl of cherries, don't take it serious, its mysterious. Life is just a bowl of cherries, so live and laugh and laugh at love, love a laugh, laugh and love. — Bob Fosse

In today's world, everything seems like some sort of long audition. — Bob Fosse

Choreography is writing on your feet. — Bob Fosse

I think Balanchine and Robbins talk to God and when I call, he's out to lunch. — Bob Fosse

Mary Martin was Broadway's biggest closet king. Everyone thought Ethel (Merman) was butch and maybe a lesbian, but she wasn't. And everyone thought that lovely little Mary was Miss Femme, and she was -- except next to her gay husband. In other words, don't judge a star by her cover. — Bob Fosse

Directors are never in short supply of girlfriends. — Bob Fosse

I thank God that I wasn't born perfect. — Bob Fosse

You spend your whole life trying to get known and then you spend the rest of it hiding in the toilet. — Bob Fosse

The energy doesn't end at the hands. I want such intensity that it feels like light is streaming from every finger. — Bob Fosse

I am not an educated person. I didn't come up through a ballet company. I came up through burlesque. So I have a lot of inferiority feelings concerning my own lack of education, my entry into show business. I'm not a Baryshnikov. I'm not a Nureyev. I came up in vaudeville. Strippers. So I've always had these feelings. But I think they've also helped me. — Bob Fosse

I like attractive people who aren't so terribly aware that they are attractive... people who aren't afraid to roll on the floor and make fools out of themselves. — Bob Fosse

The time to sing is when your emotional level is just too high to speak anymore, and the time to dance is when your emotions are just too strong to only sing about how you feel. — Bob Fosse

They may not know what I'm doing, but they know I'm doing something! — Bob Fosse

Dance expresses joy better than anything else. — Bob Fosse

Don't dance for the audience; dance for yourself. — Bob Fosse

She not only kept her lovely figure, she's added so much to it. — Bob Fosse

Life Lessons by Bob Fosse

1. Bob Fosse's work shows that hard work and dedication to your craft can lead to great success.
2. His unique style and innovative choreography demonstrate the importance of creativity and originality.
3. His legacy serves as an example of how to make an impact in the entertainment industry and beyond.