As unnatural as dancing is, you have to find a natural way to do the unnatural.

When you are on stage you are having an affair with three thousand people.

I embarked on a risky course of plastic surgery and silicone injections, major dental realignments and gruesome medical procedures. I pray that young dancers, those who imitate me at their peril, will avoid this blind alley. It is more than a dead end; it is a dead beginning.

The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.

As unnatural as dancing is, you have to find a natural way to do the unnatural.

Fortunately for children, the uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future.

... each action taken in this world has its echo in the heart.