Michael in Wonderland (1980)

I love the whole world of dance, because dancing is really the emotions through bodily movement. And however you feel, you just bring out that inner feeling through your mood. A lot of people don't think about the importance of it, but there's a whole psychological thing to just letting loose. Dancing is important, like laughing, to back off tension. Escapism...it's great.

I really believe that each person has a destiny from the day he's born, and certain people have a thing they're meant to do. There's a reason why the Japanese are better at technology, and a reason why the Negro race are more into music - you go back to Africa and the tribes and the beating of the drums...

I love Studio 54 in New York, it's so theatrical and dramatic. People come there as characters, and it's like going to a play. You make yourself up to be this thing and just go crazy with the lights and the music, and you're in another world. It's very escapist...

Escapism and wonder is influence. It makes you feel good, and that allows you to do things. You just keep on moving ahead, and you say, "God, is this wonderful - do I appreciate it."