Bruno Tonioli famous quotes

06-14-2025

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.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Country #Real #Hard Work
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.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Swimming #Thinking #People
I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#People #Going Away
I've been in love with the cinema since childhood and it's a fantasy of mine to appear in a Hollywood movie.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Childhood #Hollywood #Cinema
If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.
-- Bruno Tonioli

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

#Rich #Fame #Horrible
Mum had a job fitting upholstery into cars, but, in the evenings, she worked as a seamstress.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Jobs #Car #Upholstery
My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Parent #Wanted #Accountants
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.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Art #Kings #Dad
When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#People #Language #Speak
I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Baby #Dancing #Walks
I love reading. I'm very much into history, novels, biographies and I have a wide range of thrillers.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Reading #Biographies #Range
I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Art #Sharks #House
In reality, nobody gets successful in America by being lazy.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Successful #Reality #America
I look after myself. I train and go to the gym.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Looks #Gym #Train
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.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Football #Art #Mad
When I visit a country, I like to experience local food.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Country #Local Food
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.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Beach #Yoga #Years
When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#People #Belittle #Feels
Before a long-haul flight, buy yourself a cheap, big, comfortable pillow. It makes a huge difference.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Differences #Long #Flight
I eat well, but I don't believe in diets.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Believe #Wells
I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Subjects
Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.
-- Bruno Tonioli

#Dad #Car #Bus

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