I Took It As It Came And

I Didn't Want To Be A Dancer... I Just Did It To Work My Way Through College. But I Was Always An Athlete And Gymnast, So It Came Naturally.

In Film, A Dancer Should Always Be Shot From Head To Toe, Because That Way You Can See The Whole Body And That Is The Art Of Dancing. Nowadays They Shoot The Nose. Left Nostril. Right Nostril. Hand. Foot. Bust. Derrière. The Film Prevents You From Determining Who Is A Good Dancer And Who Is Not.

There Is A Strange Sort Of Reasoning In Hollywood That Musicals Are Less Worthy Of Academy Consideration Than Dramas. It's A Form Of Snobbism, The Same Sort That Perpetuates The Idea That Drama Is More Deserving Of Awards Than Comedy.

You Dance Love, And You Dance Joy, And You Dance Dreams. And I Know If I Can Make You Smile By Jumping Over A Couple Of Couches Or Running Through A Rainstorm, Then I'll Be Very Glad To Be A Song And Dance Man.

When I Would Create A Dance, I Wouldn't Have The Luxury That Ballet People Do When They Take A Piece Of Music And Impose A Dance Upon It. What We Did In Motion Pictures Was Have A Song And Within That Song Try To Elaborate. My Usual Method Was To Do What A Writer Does: Get A Plot.