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.

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

The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.

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.

What brought me to the theater, no matter you're a Jew or a Russian or Armenian or Latvian, are suddenly illuminated by stage light and one beautiful image of dance.

It doesn't matter how high you lift your leg. The technique is about transparency, simplicity, making an earnest attempt.

I go a lot to see young people downtown in little theaters. It's great. If you start somebody's career, it's so exciting.