When my brother and me got into performing in the late '40s and early '50s, it was a sensational opportunity to learn from our elders. Every show we played had a dancer, a comic, a juggler, a singer, an acrobat.… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I'm going to tap until I can't: I'll be so old, all I can do is walk out from the wings to stage center.… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
Once I got to be about twenty-five, I got interested in the music of the time. I started smokin' dope, I started drinking, I… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a movie, because the whole life of the movies appealed to me. You work hard for three or four months,… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
They were very generous with me. Everybody was willing to talk about their particular accident, what they had to deal with and how they… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
One of the things about working on stage - actually, about working in show business, that is - is that it's such a collaborative… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way, having to act in… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
You know the first time I sat in the chair I felt anything but up, it was very emotional for me. I had a… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I felt that I didn't want to be in show business anymore. I felt that I wanted to be a farmer. I was milking… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
My roots are on the live performing stage, so while I enjoy making films and the other things that I do, when I get… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I can remember feeling very angry, and saying no! I can do it myself! From that point of view it was very emotional for… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
