My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant..

If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy..

I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house..

I eat well, but I don't believe in diets..

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history..

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool..

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own..

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced..

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover..

I look after myself. I train and go to the gym..

I've been in love with the cinema since childhood and it's a fantasy of mine to appear in a Hollywood movie..

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to ….

When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling..

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are..

I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible..

I've done everything. I've sung, done records, plays... It just so happened my first professional job was as a dancer. I've done the whole shebang, d….

Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars..

Before a long-haul flight, buy yourself a cheap, big, comfortable pillow. It makes a huge difference..

I don't like myself. I'm not vain at all. I hate looking at myself - I always think I look ugly. Honest..

When I was 10, I knew there was something different about me. Everyone was football-mad, but I just wanted to watch musicals and see art..

I love reading. I'm very much into history, novels, biographies and I have a wide range of thrillers..