Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

Life offstage has sometimes been a wilderness of unpredictables in an unchoreographed world.

generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands.

the first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born.

Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.

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.