In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.
George BalanchineSomeone once said that dancers work just as hard as policeman, always alert, always tense. But I don't agree with that because policeman don't have to look beautiful at the same time.
George BalanchineThe ballet is a purely female thing; it is a woman, a garden of beautiful flowers, and man is the gardener.
George Balanchine