106 Quotes by Sylvie Guillem

When I was 25, it was painful. I was getting out of bed in the morning and couldn't walk. But when you are young, you don't care; it will pass. But one year after another, it's like, 'Come on, give me a break!'

There is a false idea that I am stubborn and do only what I want, but really, I am like a sponge.

It is in my nature to be a little shy. It takes time for me to talk to people and trust them.

For someone like me, who as a kid could not have two people in front of me without wanting to hide, to end up on stage with a lot of people in front of me, feeling good, it has to be a strange and special place.

I can't have friends in every port. I have to work very hard and be very clear about what I want to do. I cannot just swallow everything I am told. I have to decide what I want to become part of my luggage - and what I don't.

I am a bit of a boss, even when it's about the composting. This goes here! This goes there! Don't do that! Maybe for the sake of others, I should let go a bit.

Some choreographers have been cautious about working with me.

I was afraid when I came to the Royal Ballet that it would be easy to have everyone walking all over me if I didn't stick up for myself.

I am only interested in being famous for my dancing. For me, the concept of the sacred monster is only about the stage - it is not about image.