I remember being very influenced by 'Taxi Driver', and also Tommy Lee Jones in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' a little bit.
But once you strip that down, you realize it's all about a voice, like a Norah Jones - that's inspiring to me.
I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.
I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.
Anyone in the humor business isn't thinking clearly if he doesn't surround himself with idea people. Otherwise, you settle for mediocrity - or you burn yourself out.
It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was 'Footloose' and my second film I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Coming over to Europe you can always put on weight really easily because you are not doing your normal routine at home. It is just a bit more discipline and not eating breads and pastas which are my favourite foods in the entire world.
Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark.
I was a Charles Schulz kind of guy. I didn't read comics books. The Warner Bros. guys were great - Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng.
That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important than becoming famous, or even what I was dancing.
I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff.
Well, for street clothes, a lot of what I wear is Jones New York. I am well-endowed in the derriere, and they can handle that.
You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.
I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.
Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can be, both physically, mentally, and practically.
Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they are usually very lean.
It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. It's like a spinning top.
I think I can be relatively attractive when I dress up, but I'm not Julia Roberts or Catherine Zeta Jones.
We've achieved this feeling, for instance, with the colors. The colors in the park are harmonious with each other, not like in big cities where they don't.
I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!
Also in Norah Jones, now there's a voice that sounds and I don't mean disrespect but sounds a hundred years old that sounds incredibly experienced. It's just an exciting time.
