I do believe that when dancing is right, the movement possesses a logic common to us all.

I also had a will that let me eliminate everything that stood in the way of my becoming the best dancer I could be. By a gradual process... (I) had invested every bit of my dreams, my hopes, my energies in defining myself as a dancer.

I was valedictorian. Did I enjoy going to school? I hated it. It wasn't a choice on my part, it was expected.

if you want to create art, you'd best have a deep belief in yourself and no ulterior motives.

But obligation, I eventually saw, is not the same as commitment, and it's certainly not an acceptable reason to stick with something that isn't working

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.

Confidence is a trait that has to be earned honestly and refreshed constantly; you have to work as hard to protect your skills as you did to develop them. . . The one thing that creative souls around the world have in common is that they all have to practice to maintain their skills. Art is a vast democracy of habit.