I've always had a crazy sense of humor. So the ballet probably wouldn't have been enough for me. I had to clown around a little bit more.

'Spiderwoman' was wonderful. I think that show is a very important piece of theatre.

Cabaret is a much more up close and personal experience, which I enjoy very much. This is a tremendous difference to being in a large theatre, doing a book show, where there is more separation. But both have equal importance.

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh.

You really never know what the next day brings you.

Jerome Robbins, to me, is the genius of a lifetime.

I think Lin-Manuel deserves absolutely everything that he's getting. He is an extremely gifted guy, a very fine human being, and loves the theater. Loves it.

You always want to please your choreographer, director. Dancers are just that way.

The person who does that role better than anyone else is the person who should get that role, regardless of their background or heritage.

I was from Washington, D.C., and then I came to New York and got the scholarship for the ballet.