But by the time I was 40, everything was winding down. It started after the war. On the plus side, there was more more products and technology. But for me the nightlife was winding down, the glamour, the fun.

Everybody in Hollywood was in Around the World in 80 Days. If you weren't, you left town and made up an excuse.

I should only have been as lucky as Valentino, in the movies - I didnt have to be a gigolo. In real life.

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 can't date women my own age any more - I hate going to cemeteries.

I had to keep from laughing when a male relative of mine became concerned about how often I danced.

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