Prabhu Deva Quotes

Having trained as a dancer growing up, I love any dance related events.

Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance.

In my heart, my first desire was to be a dancer. I always wanted to dance and I danced from the time I was 7 till I was well into my 30s.

Sometimes you feel like people go, 'Oh, he just does funny dances,' or 'That's cute.' It drives me a little crazy when someone does a dance number where all they do is kick to their head for five minutes, and everyone's like, 'That choreography is amazing.' It takes a lot to choreograph a number that also gets laughs in it.

'The Dance Scene' is basically the most amazing dance show in the world, and it follows me as a creative director. You see how I maintain that creativity.

When I was a dancer, I was acting.

Most people don't know that dancing auditions, you learn the steps right now.

I love to dance. I love to perform. I love to entertain.

I trained as a dancer and did all that kind of stuff. And as a dancer, pressure's a good thing.

I am most passionate about dancing and acting, so performing was my focus, always. Even before I was old enough to be serious about it, I was always meddling with things - dancing all over the place and performing for my family.

I've always been interested in dance and want to be a trained contemporary dancer.

When I am not auditioning or meeting people, I teach myself dance.

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

It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well, but it's quality, grace.

I'm proud when my dance numbers are spoken about for my expressions and steps.

I am a trained classical dancer.

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.

If I was strictly an artist, I'd have to learn to dance and get a shiny suit and stuff.

Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.

Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life.

My background is in modern dance. I was a dancer and a choreographer before I was a director, and in dance, you can't cheat. Your leg goes up in the air, or it doesn't. So when I direct, I'm a big preparer.

When you dance, it takes a lot of stamina, but it never seemed like work 'cause I was doing something that I so loved doing. It was always a joy. And you know, to have beautiful ballets made specially for you is such an honor. I always said it was better than diamonds.

I wanted to be an Ailey dancer. I would watch Alvin Ailey videos over and over, and I'd picture myself doing that. I was obsessed with it.

Music is my life. I love doing it, so I just do it nonstop all day. And with dancing, I wanted to put on a show for people. I don't want to just be sitting there doing nothing, so that's when I started to dance.

I find the songs and dances in Hindi films fascinating, and I know I will do justice to them, as I am a trained dancer.