No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you.

I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!

There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage.

That's absolutely how I am. Like race, black or white - I see absolutely no difference. Because for me it's just such a reality. You are human, I am human, let's try to accept one another for whatever we are.

Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started.

If you can see life as a learning experience, you can turn any negative into a positive.

I was... the loser of my class. I had absolutely no friends.