I was chubby and awkward, and the only way I could really meet girls was to join children's theater, so that's what I did.

I was raised a Southern Baptist, and my whole family were Christians. However, my Dad was really into science and astronomy, so I felt very balanced. I still had respect for faith.

There's something really special for a young person to sit in an audience and discover somebody, and it's rare to do because so much of a movie's economics are based on pre-existing actors or actresses.

I've done movies where I've had to cast actors and teach them to rap, and cast rappers and teach them to act.

Sometimes I feel that 'Footloose' is the rite of passage.

I grew up in a place that felt very integrated.

I'm surprised by how many people have not seen 'Footloose.'