Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer.

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.

I explained it when I danced it.

I think perhaps I've learned to be myself. I have a theory that all artists who would be important - painters and writers - must learn to be themselves. It takes a very long time.

Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer.

Dancers are both athletes and artists.