There was a stage when Balanchine and I didn't talk. I was trying to develop my classical technique as opposed to the fast-track technique that he wa….

At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than make such a big stink th….

Classical virtuosity is more than technique, line, proportion, and balance. It is as if the performer and spectator come together to hold in their ha….

You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look..

I embarked on a risky course of plastic surgery and silicone injections, major dental realignments and gruesome medical procedures. I pray that young….

The dance goes on forever. So shall I. So shall we..

The nature of my compulsion was such that I danced in my sleep. The entire household was sometimes awakened by loud thumping sounds coming from my ro….

The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the ….

As soon as you become afraid to make a fool of yourself, you're in trouble. I decided I may as well just see if I can live with myself making million….

The first year with ABT I learned 13 new roles. Most were lengthy ballets, more complicated than I was used to. I have suffered from tendinitis since….

When you are on stage you are having an affair with three thousand people..

I know my body. What happened is that I got so caught up in the applause I forgot how I should dance. All my life I've been what others wanted - in d….

I danced with passion to spite the music..

Ballet is a riddle of means and ends..

Often, when you've reached a very high level of achievement, you almost become paralyzed by the idea that anything you might do might be imperfect. P….

As unnatural as dancing is, you have to find a natural way to do the unnatural..

Fortunately for children, the uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future..

... each action taken in this world has its echo in the heart..

In saying my prayers, I discovered the voice of an innermost self, the raw nerve of my identity..