Joseph Gordon-Levitt Quotes

We were tap-dancers but we put more style into it, more bodywork, instead of just footwork.

You just can't take a crash course to be a tango dancer in a movie.

Tap dancing is something I love, and I've been working on it to get really good.

I wanted to be a tap dancer when I was very young.

I have rhythm, but I'm not a trained dancer.

Professional dancers are known for their barely-there costumes.

I am a trained classical dancer.

On the brilliance of James Brown's dancing − and the frustrations of bad camera-work on dancers:cers: I think James Brown is a genius you know when he's with the Famous Flames, unbelievable. I used to watch him on television and I used to get angry at the camera-man because whenever he would really start to dance they would be on a close-up so I couldn't see his feet. I'd shout "Show him! Show him!", so I could watch and learn.

I have never been vocal about my singing abilities, but I am always ready to present my dancing skills.

I think that acting could be a talent.

I saw Rain dance on TV and decided that I wanted to sing and dance like him.

Dancers are trained to be disciplined to do what they are told, but I knew that time goes by, and I didn't want to make the mistakes of the others.

My first love is acting, but dancing comes naturally to me.

I wanted to be a professional dancer my whole life.

Actors are bloody marvelous at hiding.

I dance as best I can. I try to let the music flow freely through my legs.

I've been choreographed in various musicals before. So I'm not completely two left feet.

With dancing, I think the reason it's worked for me, and I love it so much, is because I've trained my entire life. Once you train, you develop your own aesthetic and your confidence. So I think, as I grow, I'm learning how to be a singer. I'm training my voice and being on stage and singing and dancing.

Whether it's dance or action, what's important is hand and body co-ordination. When you are a good dancer then automatically while performing action, the co-ordination is that much easier.

I've never looked at what I do as show business, I guess, because of my connection to the art and how I was introduced to the dance.

I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.

I grew up doing tap, jazz, and ballet, so I understand rhythm and movement and performing.

The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.

I'm a dancer, I'm an entertainer.

When I was a kid, I thought good acting was fascinating, and I could tell the difference. I could see that at like 9 years old.