Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
Gregory Oliver Hineswas an American dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth14 February 1946
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
drinking dope trying
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 started slowing down and trying to find myself. I didn't want to work in nightclubs.
african bite cause family fathers grew openly somebody time tough toughest whose
I grew up in the '50s, a tough time for African Americans. I had friends whose fathers would openly say, 'Just bite your tongu;, don't cause any problems.' My father was not like that. Even in the toughest times racially, if somebody disrespected his family, they were in trouble.
exactly looked physical turned
It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way, having to act in a chair and move around. But it really was more emotionally challenging.