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

That's what improvising is like for me. There's no tollbooth between my impulse and my action.

The content and thematic materials of dance is, of itself, like boxing. You play tennis and baseball. But boxing is not a sport you play: you stand up and do it.

A young person has to start making decisions for themselves at a much earlier age than an overbearing parent allows one.

There's a paradox in the notion that creativity should be a habit. We think of creativity as a way of keeping everything fresh and new, while habit implies routine and repetition. That paradox intrigues me because it occupies the place where creativity and skill rub up against each other.

Dancers are allowed, indeed encouraged, to remain children forever.

I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply think of it as dancing. I think of it as moving.