I Still Find It Almost Impossible To

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.

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.

I Think Twyla [tharp] Has A Lot To Say. The Great Thing About Twyla Is That She Continues To Explore.

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 Never Played A Rich Man, I Never Played A Prince. And To Play A Sailor Or Longshoreman You Had To Make Your Dance More Eclectic And Varied, But Still Keep It Indigenous To Your Nationality, Upbringing, And Background.