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

This is not a pleasant route for many young people to consider. You have to be either hopelessly passionate, or very stupid.

Miloš Forman is a great director; Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director.

In the future, I will make certain that I commit to projects so there's enough breathing space for me to have an emotional life.

A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet, that the two disciplines were totally separate, and if you did one, you couldn’t do the other. I’m beginning to think that walls are very unhealthy things.

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.

It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was my own interior parental force, and it's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer.