Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.

I cannot stand authority.

My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War.

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

A theater is such a revealing form of art, such a transparent and good actors, they're such powerful individuals. I always kind of dreamt that one day I will open my mouth on stage.

He is a male butterfly without the wings - the same kind of grace of a very young horse, so angular.

What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.