Confidence is a trait that has to be earned honestly and refreshed constantly; you have to work as hard to protect your skills as you did to develop them. . . The one thing that creative souls around the world have in common is that they all have to practice to maintain their skills. Art is a vast democracy of habit.

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.

Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential.

I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read.

One clear difference between art and commercial work is that commercial work is exploitive: the work may be high quality but the intention is to sell product or tickets. Art exists with or without ticket sales.

Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft.

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