America now has more and better dancers than they have ever had in the history of the country, but that won't account for the public wants to see.

If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando.

The only time I feel pressured is when some woman's husband comes over and says, "Will you go ask my wife to dance? She's a great dancer and would just love to dance with you."Suddenly there's a crowd of people standing around us and they expect that they're about to see Fred and Ginger. Here the woman and I have just met, and these people think that it's showtime. That is the only time I think it is really embarrassing.

When they do let them sustain on screen from head to toe, though, then you know they must think the person is a good dancer.

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

I had been asked to open a nightclub in Atlantic City. They offered me a ridiculous amount of money. They literally overpaid me. So I did one show a night. Then they asked me back by popular demand. So I went back. Then I said, "To hell with this." I was only doing it for the money, and I was doing easy routines. It's just too much work to get up every day and practice.

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