I was never like, "collect, collect," like people who go to auctions. I never spent a serious amount of time because I don't have any time!

I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.

I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB. Horrifying.

When a dancer comes onstage, he is not just a blank slate that the choreographer has written on. Behind him he has all the decisions he has made in life. Each time, he has chosen, and in what he is onstage, you see the result of those choices. You are looking at the person he is, and the person who, at this point, he cannot help but be Exceptional dancers, in my experience, are also exceptional people, people with an attitude toward life, a kind of quest, and an internal quality. They know who they are, and they show this to you, willingly.

When I see people on the street, I look at how they walk. It's like a signature, a fingerprint.

I am teaching more. That is what I do best.

I don't try to dance better than anybody but myself.