“They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice.”
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I'm not a good choreographer: I can't remember what I put down.
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It's so wonderful... if your whole day is rotten, once they start the music, it seems to melt away.
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I think you should make more movies, more musicals. I think the public deserves that. I think this country deserves to be able to get out and foster that talent. Give them an opportunity to become stars. I think the whole idea is wonderful.
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