I think people don't often realize how much goes into being a male dancer. It's athletic and it's hard. It's not just men wearing tights, or wanting to be around women.

That being said, I am not one to feel sorry for myself. I believe it is healthy to honor one's feelings and do the best we can to learn and grow from them moving forward.

Usually you read a script and you know somebody who knows somebody who maybe knew that person or met them once.

When I first came USA, I didn't feel this was my home. This was where I was studying, and then my home was now rejecting me.

Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our perspective. "No, we wouldn't do this. Yes, we would do that. That's not realistic." So, I feel like Center Stage did well in that respect.

I would remind people on the planet that this is the only one we have, and we need to take care of it.

Love for me is comfort. I feel most loved and most capable of giving love when I am around people or in places that make me comfortable.