There is a fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration; there are daily small deaths.
At the time I started in ballet they were dancing ‘The Spirit of Champagne’ on pointe, in Paris. I thought, ‘I don’t want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
Misery is a communicable disease.
You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.
No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.