“It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group.” WantHardWantedActorsGroupsDisappearTraditionalChineseDancerUnfairWorking So Hard Author:Zhang Ziyi
“Physical expression was my first language: Before I was an actor, I was a dancer, an acrobat, a mime and a street performer.” FirstsActorsLanguageStreetsExpressionDancerPerformersMimeStreet Performers Author:Denis Lavant
“My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a contemporary dancer. But as an actor one does read Shakespeare and does try to learn the classics.” TryingYearsDoeActorsEightTheatreNineBackgroundsContemporaryDancerUnusualBalletNine YearsBallet Dancer Author:William Kempe
“That is perceptive of you, because in this country men dancers have always been viewed with suspicion. If you were an actor, a star, and a dancer, you had to be, or have a name like someone mainstream.” IfsMenCountryActorsNamesStarsDancerMainstreamSuspicion Author:Cesar Romero
“When your body is your instrument, it needs maintenance and it needs to be held in a certain way. That's a universal thread, whether you're an athlete, a dancer, an actor or a singer. It's all about maintaining your body because that allows you to do what you do.” WayNeedsBodyCertainActorsUniversalInstrumentsAthleteYour BodySingersDancerThreadMaintainingMaintenance Author:Josh Peck