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, darling. But dancing was my first professional engagement in 1974. I got paid for it, so that was it, my vocation. But my parents weren't keen. They wanted me to be an accountant in Italy. Or a lawyer. They were furious. I had to run away. I had to leave the country.
My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant. - Bruno Tonioli
My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.
- Bruno Tonioli
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. - Bruno Tonioli
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.
If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy. - Bruno Tonioli
If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.
I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own. - Bruno Tonioli
I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.
I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house. - Bruno Tonioli
I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.
I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history. - Bruno Tonioli
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. - Bruno Tonioli
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 started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced. - Bruno Tonioli
I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.
I eat well, but I don't believe in diets. - Bruno Tonioli
I eat well, but I don't believe in diets.
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