The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time

Dancing was something to be taken very seriously when engaged in and otherwise put out of mind.

The world of dance is a natural world from which civilization has divorced many of us by making it appear remote - something reserved for the few who have a special talent.

I explained it when I danced it.

Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.