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

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices.

I cannot stand authority.

I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts.

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

I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe and see good old socialism in its good part! You see public concern about art, and young people's participation and young faces in the audience.

We're trying to stretch our muscles creatively. It gives us so much more freedom.