Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody knows that.

Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.

Creativity is an act of defiance.

It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.

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.

Dance is the stepchild of the arts.

The more you fail in private, the less you will fail in public.