Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.

This is the hard part. Knowing and admitting a problem are not the same as solving it. But executing a solution is also the fun part, because the solution save you and gets you moving again.

A dancer's life is all about repetition.

We get into ruts when we run with the first idea that pops into our head, not the last one.

It's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer.

You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that's a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you.

My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment, which is a good thing for someone who still thinks of themselves as a very basic American.