I think perhaps I've learned to be myself. I have a theory that all artists who would be important - painters and writers - must learn to be themselves. It takes a very long time.
The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding. - Margot Fonteyn
The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding.
- Margot Fonteyn
the first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born. - Margot Fonteyn
the first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born.
Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable. - Margot Fonteyn
Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.
Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time. - Margot Fonteyn
Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.
Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life. - Margot Fonteyn
Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.
generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands. - Margot Fonteyn
generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands.
I explained it when I danced it. - Margot Fonteyn
I explained it when I danced it.
Take your work seriously, but never yourself. - Margot Fonteyn
Take your work seriously, but never yourself.
Genius is another word for magic. - Margot Fonteyn
Genius is another word for magic.
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