If Fred Astaire Is The Cary Grant

If I Played A Tough Kid On The Street I Couldn't Go Out There And Get Into Fifth Position. I Had To Dance Like A Tough Kid On The Street.

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 Don't Even Want To Discuss Flashdance. I'm No Critic, But That's An Interesting Phenomenon, That Picture.

At The Time The Quickest Way To Establish Yourself As An American Was To Throw A Little Bit Of Tap Into Your Dance - Even When It Wasn't Called For. But What Also Helped Me Was The Fact That I Was Dancing In Roles That I Had Played.

In The 1930s There Was This Tendency In Hollywood To Portray Everyone As Rich. Even If They Were Doing A Poor Man's Dance, They Were All So Nicely Clothed, Gowned, Coiffured. That's Why I Decided To Wear White Socks, Loafers, T-shirts, And Blue Jeans. I Had A Sociopolitical Context In Front Of Me: I Was A Child Of The Depression Who Danced In A Way That Would Represent The Common Man.