I didn't want to be a hero to kids; I didn't think I had that. I just wanted to be popular.

I'm always playing these mendacious characters who end up hoisting themselves by their own petard.

Before Grease 2, I was called the next Richard Gere, then after Grease 2, nobody would touch me.

There isn't a single business where anybody feels secure.

Not disown my past or upbringing, but I'd admired American actors, really American movie star - particularly the rebel heroes of the '50s.

I didn't want to be a hero to kids; I didn't think I had that. I just wanted to be popular.