I have a blessed life. I really do. I have a great family, a great daughter, I love life, I love living, I love people. I love all the blessings that God's given me.

My neighborhood was a great neighborhood; it was filled with all sorts of ethnic groups and things. So I grew up thinking I was a human being.

I never like the way I look. I don't. I never look at myself.

Many of the shows I danced in don't exist on film, but they do exist in the memories of those who were in the theater for that single moment in time. And nothing can replace that.

I love the theater because the theater is alive. The audience is right there.

The spirit of dance is an amazing thing. When the body and the spirit meet, it's a good thing.

Beauty is not everything!