I got started dancing because I knew it was one way to meet girls.

Come on with the rain / I’ve a smile on my face.

I think Twyla [Tharp] has a lot to say. The great thing about Twyla is that she continues to explore.

You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams.

The way I look at a musical, you are commenting on the human condition no matter what you do. A musical may be light and frivolous, but by its very nature, it makes some kind of social comment.

There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form of snobbism, the same sort that perpetuates the idea that drama is more deserving of Awards than comedy.

I love rhythmic dancing - I'm not derogating it at all. It's just that sometimes you want to whisper, "I adore you." And for that you need strings and woodwinds.