The last two - distractions and fears - are the dangerous ones. They're the habitual demons that invade the launch of any project. No one starts a creative endeavor without a certain amount of fear; the key is to learn how to keep free-floating fears from paralyzing you before you've begun. When I feel that sense of dread, I try to make it as specific as possible.

I'm often asked, 'Where do you get your ideas?' ...It's like asking, 'Where do you find air to breathe?' Ideas are all around you.

Perfect practice makes perfect.

Doing is better than not doing, and if you do something badly you'll learn to do it better.

I understand things that are American, for better or worse.

I do everything I know how in a dance.

You can keep on chewing gum for ten hours, but after about a minute and a half you've got all the good out of it.