We're all where we come from. We all have our roots.

Oh god, I'd just hate it if a certain dramaturg got a hold of a Pinter play, for example, which are all mystery and all music. That's how the life get's sucked out of plays.

I don't think about taking a risk. I think about how far can I go. How can I make myself. What are the risks I must create.

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.

I only do business with the people I do business with. The people I do business with find out I do business with the people I don't do business with.... I can't do business with you.

I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.