Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic.

I always watch rushes. They give me a sense of whether I'm going in the right direction. You work hard and hopefully get encouragement from what you see.

I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes.

My dad was an architect, and he wasn't a rich guy, but in our little world in Philadelphia he was famous. He loved to see his picture in the paper. I wanted to be more famous than him.

I don't read reviews. I haven't read them for probably 30 years. I can't. When they're bad, they're really rough, and when they're good, they're not good enough. You can always find something to stress over.

After so many years it's embarrassing to admit that I don't honestly know how much I want to be directed.

Music is a soundtrack for your life. You hear some tune and you just get swept right back to that point in your life.