I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

When I was 10, I knew there was something different about me. Everyone was football-mad, but I just wanted to watch musicals and see art.

I think school is so important. I was good student. A rebel, but I did well in my studies. I don't close myself to anything. I liked reading and I still love learning. I loved history and German.

In reality, nobody gets successful in America by being lazy.

I've been in love with the cinema since childhood and it's a fantasy of mine to appear in a Hollywood movie.

Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.