I danced with passion to spite the music.

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 room.

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

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

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

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

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 millions of mistakes and learn something from it.

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

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 dancing and in life. Now I'm doing it my way.

Ballet is a riddle of means and ends.

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

World is beautiful but it is dangerous place to live, there is so much evil behind a normal person.

Here. Where I am anonymous and alone in a white room with no history and no parading. So I can make something unknown in the shape of this room. Where I am King of Corners.

I used to be snow-white . . . but I drifted.

Be nice to your children. After all, they are going to choose your nursing home.

You might be a redneck if you have refused to watch the Academy Awards since Smokey and the Bandit was snubbed for best picture.

If anything, I've probably tended more toward humor in my writing and veered more toward pleasure in my personal life.

Yes, I think I am a genius, but not a rebel.

When in doubt, resort to animation.

We all become what we pretend to be.

A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.