18 Quotes by Robert Battle

Eating is a necessity but a pleasure as well.

I wanted to be an Ailey dancer. I would watch Alvin Ailey videos over and over, and I'd picture myself doing that. I was obsessed with it.

I never expected to go to Juilliard. When they came recruiting in Miami, I auditioned. I got a scholarship.

I remember the Food Network when it was first starting out: Emeril Lagasse and all those people who helped make it when it was on a shoestring budget. It actually encouraged me to start cooking.

I come from strong people who believe in the freedom of expression and, of course, a culture that believes in that. So the idea of overcoming adversity is something that is not unfamiliar.

There are some things that cannot be expressed through words. And that is why we dance.

I believe dance is a manifestation and celebration of the tenacity of the human spirit

I believe dance is a manifestation and celebration of the tenacity of the human spirit.

Performing abroad is ambassadorial.