Destiny, quite often, is a determined parent. Mozart was hardly some naive prodigy who sat down at the keyboard and, with God whispering in his ears, let music flow from his fingertips. It's a nice image for selling tickets to movies, but whether or not God has kissed your brow, you still have to work. Without learning and preparation, you won't know how to harness the power of that kiss.

There's this expression called postmodernism, which is kind of silly, and destroys a perfectly good word called modern, which now no longer means anything.

If you're speaking of love, you really must include the element of uncertainty - and perhaps it's best approached as the art of constant maintenance.

I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

A commission is an invitation to fall in love.

The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.