I wanted to invent some kind of American dance that was danced to the music that I grew up on: Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart and Irving Berlin. So I evolved a style that certainly didn't catch on right away - but I had some good mentors in New York who encouraged me.

I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

I may be rancid butter, but I'm on your side of the bread.

There's nothing revolutionary about Saturday Night Fever . You can see the same kind of movement at your local disco.

I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox.

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

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.