I was very happy that I was as normal as possible before I went into serious dance.

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes, at any age. It gives you a discipline, it gives you a place to go. It gives you some control in your life.

When you are on stage, you don't see faces. The lights are in your eyes and you see just this black void out in front of you. And yet you know there is life out there, and you have to get your message across.

Even though I am a professional, and I know what the steps are, I don't quite know how I'm going to do them, because I haven't lived that moment yet. I always feel very insecure and I get very excited.

Do not brood. It makes the moment you are living in unavailable for learning and life.

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that dancing would be my chosen profession.

There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I had no pain.