Oh, I never use a seat belt. I don't believe in gravity.

There's no such thing as a perfect play. Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play.

Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That's the only way we can talk about paintings in this century.

However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet.

1975 is as much a historical document as 1803.

I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that we take it for granted.

I mean New York City is the financial capital of the world. It's where all the money passes through, the Dow Jones, whatever, that's where all the money goes.