You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you're in another world

As you get older, you sometimes feel that it's harder and harder to get something new and wonderful to come into your life.

Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two years Lyndon Johnson is assistant leader of his party. In four years he is the leader of his party.

I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience.

The moment the curtain rose on that first ballet, I knew something wonderful and new had come into my life. I can still see the first scene. The ballet was Divertimento No. 15

I deliberately made an effort not to become an expert on the ballet.

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to good writing.