Nobody is born a dancer.

There comes a moment in a young artist's life when he knows he has to bring something to the stage from within himself. He has to put in something in order to be able to take something.

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

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

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 feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people.

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