Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.

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.

Living had little use for me other than how it could be funneled into dance.

I'm a known reader. That's what I do with my time.

I have to feel that each thing I've learned I can push to another point next time. I'm not very good with repetition. I would rather not work than feel that repetition is the order of the day.

You have to believe there's something at the other side. And you have to have faith in yourself. You have to think that you have the tools to accomplish it.

By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine.