Immaterial art is the strongest because there's no obstacle; there's just energy, and I believe in energy.

One thing I learned from his holiness the Dali Lama is the importance of humor.

If we go for the easy way, then we never change.

With classical ballet you are literally injuring yourself.

It was incredible, Lady Gaga came to see the piece. She didn't sit with me, but it was all atwitter. Every single kid from 12 to 18 ran to see Lady Gaga and then Lady Gaga left and they stayed. And they stayed another day another day and it created a completely different culture, a different audience that I never had before.

There's nothing more tragic than artists from the 70s still doing art from the 70s.

When I was young, I couldn't think about ballet because I had to focus on my own field. But once you secure your own performance area, you can indulge yourself in different territories. Fashion is one. And ballet is absolutely a fantasy, because it deals with the bodies in a different way.