The main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Ambition is not enough; necessity is everything.

Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

It's not my job to look beautiful. It's my job to look interesting.

The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted.

Dancers are the messengers of the gods.

What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.

I want to make people feel intensely alive. I'd rather have them against me than indifferent.