In saying my prayers, I discovered the voice of an innermost self, the raw nerve of my identity.
When you are on stage you are having an affair with three thousand people.
Ballet is a riddle of means and ends.
As unnatural as dancing is, you have to find a natural way to do the unnatural.
... each action taken in this world has its echo in the heart.
You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.