I Think Dancing Is A Man's Game

First Of All, Break-dancing Has Been Done For Years, Though Not All Of It Put Together The Way It Is Now. But, Actually, The Distinctions Have Been Blurring Since The 1950s.

The Finest All-around Performer We Ever Had In America Was Judy Garland. There Was No Limit To Her Talent. She Was The Quickest, Brightest Person I Ever Worked With.

For A Ridiculous Analogy, Let's Take Purple Rain. If You Were To Put Purple Rain And The Sound Of Music On The Desk Of A Producer, He Or She Would Know That The Majority Of Moviegoers Would Rather Listen To Prince. Since They Are In The Business Of Making Money, No One Can Blame Them. But If It Ever Came To The Decision Of Making A Film Like That I'd Say, "no." They Are Very Easy Films To Make, Though. In Purple Rain There Is Nothing Complex About The Way That They Dance. Or Sing. It Would Be A Bit Boring For An Adult To Make That Film. It Just Wouldn't Test Their Métier.

It Fit Into My Scheme Of Things For Many Reasons. At The Time It Was True That Male Dancers Were Looked Down Upon, And It Was True That A Lot Of The Male Dancers Were Effeminate. But What I Was Really Trying To Do Was Develop Something That Would Be American.

In Fact, I Wasn't Going To Dance In Xanadu, But Several Journalists Told Me That Olivia Newton-john Kept Saying How Sad She Was That She Wouldn't Get The Chance To Dance With Me. So I Finally Said, "all Right, Throw In A Number." But I'm Through With Dancing.