It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable..

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

In reality, nobody gets successful in America by being lazy..

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

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..

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..