All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.

I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of as a kid. I never think about it.

As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to please the director. I just want to please my director.

In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones have to be groomed from a very young age. Nobody wakes up at 17 and decides to become a ballet dancer. I'm saying that and someone's going to be born tomorrow who decides to do that and I'm going to have my foot in my mouth.

I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It's in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an artist. I need to always do it.

The young people, they don't knock on the door politely and say "May I come in?" They barge in, they take your seat, and you're obsolete unless you recreate and somehow find grace somewhere else. Another profession may not be like that.

The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly.