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I made movies with some very nice people, experienced actors.
- George Chakiris
#Made
#Movies
#Nice
#People
#Some
I don't regret 'West Side Story' one bit. It was an incredible movie full of young people with amazing rapport.
- George Chakiris
#Amazing
#People
#Regret
#Story
#Young
To be honest, I think I have a nice voice. A good voice... and I loved recording.
- George Chakiris
#Good
#Loved
#Nice
#Recording
#Voice
One of my favorite credits is to say that I worked behind Marilyn Monroe, and I love saying that. She was phenomenal.
- George Chakiris
#Behind
#Love
#Say
#Saying
#She
As far as dancing was concerned, I always wanted to do it. To actually be performing was thrilling for me.
- George Chakiris
#Always
#Concerned
#Far
#Me
#Thrilling
I had a recording contract with Capitol Records. I loved recording and being in that studio. I made four albums.
- George Chakiris
#Contract
#Four
#Loved
#Recording
#Studio
A lot of people know that I danced, but I also sang.
- George Chakiris
#Also
#Know
#Lot
#People
#Sang
Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?
- George Chakiris
#Always
#Fail
#Greeks
#Open
#Why
If you buy a lottery ticket, you really don't expect to win. However, if you do win, it's a different story. The same is true about getting an Oscar. Of course I knew I was nominated, but I never expected my name to be called. When it was, I'm still at a loss to describe the feelings that I experienced.
- George Chakiris
#Feelings
#Name
#Never
#True
#Win
I can go into any working circumstance and, simply, I'm prepared to deal with the work. It was a long, hard lesson I learned.
- George Chakiris
#Hard
#I Can
#Lesson
#Long
#Work
You don't stop when a musical number comes up and do the number and then take up the scene where you left off. It all moves forward. Your work as an actor was part of your work as a dancer as well. It was dialogue through movement.
- George Chakiris
#Dialogue
#Movement
#Stop
#Through
#Work
Whether it's Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire or 'West Side Story,' see it on the big screen. That's the way we should appreciate it.
- George Chakiris
#Big
#See
#Side
#Story
#Way
So many years later, you watch yourself, and you're not critical of yourself anymore 'cause that's behind you.
- George Chakiris
#Behind
#Cause
#Critical
#Watch
#Yourself
It sounds corny to say, but we're like a family. That experience for all of us really created a bond... The 'West Side Story' experience, it really is a family. There's a closeness that has continued.
- George Chakiris
#Bond
#Experience
#Family
#Story
#Us
No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.
- George Chakiris
#Dark
#Hope
#Love
#Moment
#Possible
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