I don't want to do anything Freudian.

I have made mistakes.

I fell in love with New York. It was like every human being, like any relationship. When I was a young New Yorker, it was one city. When I was a grown man, it was another city. I worked with many dance organizations and many wonderful people.

I like to make my own mistakes.

I fell in love with New York.

I'm a news junkie.

I don't see in myself any perfection.

I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world... it pushed me to think of things bigger than life's daily routines... to think beyond what is immediate or convenient.

I've been hurt quite a few times.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.