I was supposed to be a romancer, either wooing the leading lady or competing with the leading man for her.

If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to February 14. A Latin lover should be born on Valentine's Day. I said no.

I thought it was very humanitarian of Sean Penn and Madonna to marry each other. That way, they make only two people miserable instead of four.

I'm 86 and my doctor used to tell me to slow down - at least he did until he dropped dead.

I was supposed to be a romancer, either wooing the leading lady or competing with the leading man for her.

That is perceptive of you, because in this country men dancers have always been viewed with suspicion. If you were an actor, a star, and a dancer, you had to be, or have a name like someone mainstream.

I'm satisfied to go in at the bottom - that's the best way to learn what things are all about.