I liked tap, because I liked hearing the results of my movements.

I think it was important that I learned to love to dance eventually for its own sake, as opposed to wanting to be a ballerina.

In fact, ballet companies did not exist in the Midwest when I was a child.

So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do.

You don't learn from a situation where you do something well. You enjoy it and you give yourself credit, but you don't really learn from that. You learn from trial and error, trial and error, all the time.

Eating a healthy diet is not just about eating a few special foods. There's a bigger picture. You need to practice moderation, eat a variety of foods, and get enough physical activity.

That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important than becoming famous, or even what I was dancing.