Dance is an ephemeral, a fleeting art. To describe this momentum, every movement on stage, in words is virtually impossible.

If your only dance experience is the Nutcracker, it will be a shock; hopefully shocking in a good way.

Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be a perfect father probably and probably I am not. But go through your daily routine with hope you will be a little better in all respects, and do something meaningful

Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great.

I fell in love with New York. It was like every human being, like any relationship. When I was a young New Yorker, it was one city. When I was a grown man, it was another city. I worked with many dance organizations and many wonderful people. In the '90s, it became kind of a hard and unwelcoming city in many ways. It became conservative, like the whole country.

Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.

In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated.