A true artist should have no secrets. On the stage, you must be able to transmit every emotion to the spectator.

It is by the steady elimination of everything which is ugly - thoughts and words no less than tangible objects - and by the substitution of things of true and lasting beauty that the whole progress of humanity proceeds.

The right to happiness is fundamental.

Dancing is my gift and my life... God gave me this gift to bring delight to others. I am haunted by the need to dance. It is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual. It is happiness.

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal.

To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.