I will never reach perfection.

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.

I don't feel like my life is that of a superstar! Every day I wake up, I take the train, I go to my ballet class. My everyday life is pretty normal.

I want to share the ballet world with everyone.

I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.

Some people even think that I'm still just not right for it [ballet]. And I think it's shocking because they hear those words from critics saying I'm too bulky, I'm too busty. And then they meet me in person and they're like, you look like a ballerina. And I think it's just something maybe that I will never escape from, those people who are narrow-minded. But my mission, my voice, my story, my message, is not for them. And I think it's more important to think of the people that I am influencing and helping to see a broader picture of what beauty is.

I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop!