Nobody else in the world has a form like the Native American musical, and Americans should be very proud.

Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important.

Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life.

You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.

I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no such thing.

I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go.

Running a company is pretty demanding.