The best entertainment speaks to the human condition in an honest way.

I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.

The best entertainment speaks to the human condition in an honest way.

I felt that I didn't want to be in show business anymore. I felt that I wanted to be a farmer. I was milking cows and shoveling terrible stuff and working all day. By the end of the day, all I wanted was my tap shoes - I thought, 'What am I doing? I better get back where I belong on the stage where we work at night and can sleep late!

I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives - should take time out and think about what they've done.

I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance.

I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against - I have to try to make roles happen for me that aren't written black.