Top 34 Quotes & Sayings by Bruno Tonioli

I look after myself. I train and go to the gym.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

I've been in love with the cinema since childhood and it's a fantasy of mine to appear in a Hollywood movie.

When I visit a country, I like to experience local food.

If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.

When I was 10, I knew there was something different about me. Everyone was football-mad, but I just wanted to watch musicals and see art.

In America they like my spicy TV alter ego, probably because there were a lot of Italians and Hispanics in the country, but the real L.A. life is a hard-working one.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

Once I moved to London I thought it was unbeatable. I work a lot in L.A. and love it, but would never give up London. It's a true world city, with an energy that's unique.

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

Before a long-haul flight, buy yourself a cheap, big, comfortable pillow. It makes a huge difference.

Mum had a job fitting upholstery into cars, but, in the evenings, she worked as a seamstress.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

I love reading. I'm very much into history, novels, biographies and I have a wide range of thrillers.

I am down-to-earth and not one of those starry, up-their-own-butt celebrities.

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

I eat well, but I don't believe in diets.

I always sleep on my own. I can't sleep with somebody else. Always separate bedrooms, bathrooms and closets. I'm very individual and I want my own space.

My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.

I am a simple man.

I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.

When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.

Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.

I love to cook.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

In reality, nobody gets successful in America by being lazy.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

I don't like myself. I'm not vain at all. I hate looking at myself - I always think I look ugly. Honest.

I've done everything. I've sung, done records, plays... It just so happened my first professional job was as a dancer. I've done the whole shebang, darling. But dancing was my first professional engagement in 1974. I got paid for it, so that was it, my vocation. But my parents weren't keen. They wanted me to be an accountant in Italy. Or a lawyer. They were furious. I had to run away. I had to leave the country.

I just like to take my time, have a cup of tea and read the paper. I don't like starting the day in a panic.

A good show makes me happy. It's a great sensation. If you could capture a great atmosphere and do it every time, that would be amazing.

I think school is so important. I was good student. A rebel, but I did well in my studies. I don't close myself to anything. I liked reading and I still love learning. I loved history and German.

I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible.