I also have a routine with breathing and visualization techniques that I go through when I feel overwhelmed or nervous.

I also have a routine with breathing and visualization techniques that I go through when I feel overwhelmed or nervous.

I think much of my inspiration comes from nature. I feel alive when I take a long hike with my dog or when I just spend time outdoors, appreciating the beauty of this world. I even feel alive and inspired when I walk through farmers markets appreciating and learning about local fruits and vegetables.

You never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing."

Stage performance is obviously a much grander sort of depiction. The audience isn't right in your face as close as a camera lens gets.

As a dancer, I know couples that have stayed married but separated to dance on different continents. Dance in general, but ballet in particular, is such a finite career. You can't do it later in life, and it's something that I think a dancer has to have some selfishness to fulfill.

When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in doing homework or really working on anything' phase and the paperweight said "If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes." And that's sort of the same thing, if you're not always working to be in the front.