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

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

I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together to create what they need.

The only riots were the people trying to get tickets.

The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive.

You can't kind of take away, you either do or you don't. If you kind of take away something you're a failure.

All the New York City Ballet does is hit beautiful home runs.