I didn't want to move or act like a rich man. I wanted to dance in a pair of jeans. I wanted to dance like the man in the streets.

I don't even want to discuss Flashdance. I'm no critic, but that's an interesting phenomenon, that picture.

My mother had gotten a job as a receptionist at a dancing school and had the idea that we should open our own dancing school; we did, and it prospered.

In fact, I wasn't going to dance in Xanadu, but several journalists told me that Olivia Newton-John kept saying how sad she was that she wouldn't get the chance to dance with me. So I finally said, "All right, throw in a number." But I'm through with dancing.

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

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

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