I Didn't Want To Be A Dancer...

Mentally, I Write Myself A Little Story. Of Course, Sometimes You Have A Song That Says, "do That." My Best Example Is Singin' In The Rain. Arthur Freed Had Insisted That The Song Should Be In The Picture, But He Was Very Anxious About It.

I Don't Understand The Whole Concept Of Doubles. They Used To Do That In The Early Sound Films In Hollywood, But I Thought We Had Gotten Rid Of That. Now Not Only Do You Have Doubles, But As In Flashdance, You Have Triples, Quadruples. From My Point Of View It Is Bad For The Art.

I Took It As It Came And It Happened To Be Very Nice.

I Saw Mikhail Baryshnikov Do Twyla Tharp's Sinatra Suite On Pbs. I Have No Numbers To Prove It, But I Bet That Kids Who Saw That Loved It. I Think You Will See Younger Dancers, Who Certainly Have The Artistic Sense And Capabilities, Start Going Back To Romantic Numbers.

The Future Of Dance Will Always Be Tied Up With The Public's Acceptance Of The Star. If They Accept The Star, Then They'll Accept The Dance.