I listen to music all the time, and I just choose things I like, or things that I've not used before. Sometimes I work with music that's very difficult - that I don't even particularly like, per se, but that is really complex or interesting.

For me, choreography is a process of physical thinking. It's very much in mind as well as in body.

I've always been just as interested in making people think as I am in making them feel, and one of the things this scientific process allows me to do is make the audience look differently at dance.

Misbehave more beautifully; more often.

My influences change all the time; they have to remain current, because they're the things that capture your imagination and make you want to go into the studio.

I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go.

Everyone is always telling me that I must be exhausted, but I've learned how to use my time well, and that includes holidays to recharge. I always try to give myself big chunks of time to think about what the next project is going to be.