I always find that the best collaborations are when you work with people that know what they're doing, and you leave them alone to do it.

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

I don't believe in rushing and saying this is done and over with. That form of rebellion doesn't make sense to me. I've always attempted to familiarize myself with the traditions, and consider that a responsibility of the artist.

I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.

Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it, and use it.

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

I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't.