The South is a region that history has happened to.
I like to get up and get out. Otherwise you end up kicking about, and it's easy to flick the telly on; then before you know it, it is 11 A. M. and you haven't done anything.
My perfect morning is spent drinking coffee, eating porridge and reading the paper at a local cafe.
If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.
I'm busier than ever and it's led to new opportunities. But I've never worried about being rich or famous - for me, it's all about the dancing.
Ballroom is two people dancing together to music, touching in perfect harmony.
I don't like the Samba; it's nonsense. With a lot of these Latin dances I can't really understand what they're all about. I like the Rumba and the Paso Doble but the others I could take or leave.
I think some writers should wait for something to say.
The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.
God wants to change us so much that it intrigues others.