All my lovers have been geniuses; it's the one thing that I insist.

It is only in romances that people undergo a sudden metamorphosis. In real life, even after the most terrible experiences, the main character remains exactly the same.

I would rather live in Russia on black bread and vodka than in the United States at the best hotels. America knows nothing of food, love or art.

Any woman or man who would write the truth of their lives would write a great work. But no one has dared to write the truth of their lives.

I have discovered the dance. I have discovered the art which has been lost for two thousand years

To express what is the most moral, healthful and beautiful in art this is the mission of the dancer, and to this I dedicate my life.

Anybody can and should dance... It's good for the body and the spirit.