Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.

The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.

No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.

A dancer must listen to his body and pay homage to it. Behind the movement lies this terrible, driving passion, this necessity. I won't settle for anything less.

To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that.

Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for -- liberation.