21 Quotes by Rudolf Nureyev

Of course I have a personal life.

As long as my ballets are danced, I will live

I am still on stage. If you read Press...you would believe that I should be gone. But here I am doing it and DOING IT WELL!

The only critic is a full house.

We danced with one body, one soul... For me, Margot is my family. She is all I have, only her.

What is art? It is not just nature, it is nurtured nature. It is intelligence applied to what physical ability you have.

You live as long as you dance.

When I miss class for one day, I know it. When I miss class for two days, my teacher knows it. When I miss class for three days, the audience knows it.

I really have to dance more often, and so I travel around. If I don’t, I will crumble.