I thought it was all over. My lungs were filling with water and I began to black out. Then I saw an ancient warrior rise up out of the water. He said we'd make it, and we did. I believe we all have an angel watching us.

A person who can connect with their partner, another human being who can connect with their soul − it's not just learning steps, it's about expressing something. I've found in dancing all my life that I can release something as a dancer that I can't in any other way.

The longer your life goes on, the more death you face.

One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.

I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.

When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.

If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.