For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind.
Rudolf NureyevI am still on stage. If you read Press...you would believe that I should be gone. But here I am doing it and DOING IT WELL!
Rudolf NureyevWhen I miss class for one day, I know it. When I miss class for two days, my teacher knows it. When I miss class for three days, the audience knows it.
Rudolf NureyevThe main thing is dancing, and before it withers away from my body, I will keep dancing till the last moment, the last drop.
Rudolf Nureyev