You should see ballerinas' feet. They don't have nails. You see beauty, but it's unbelievable pain - with a 40-year pension! That's it, and then life is really finished.

I serve like a bridge. I go to other cultures, learn, put myself in different situations and learn as much as I can, and then go to Western cultures to give. I'm doing this bridging all the time.

In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the subconsciousness. And the way we can actually control the pain -- it's how to control everything. This is the key.

I have a problem with being a hero, but that's another problem.

I think the role of artists in the past was very different. Artists had less responsibility in many ways.

With classical ballet you are literally injuring yourself.

It's okay that we're not perfect. It's okay that we all have problems. It's okay to cry, to show emotions.