I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!

Young dancers are training at a very vulnerable time in their lives... So train the whole person, not just the dancer.

I enjoy the freedom of modern dance as well as the constraints of classical dance.

Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.

It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is.

It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. It's like a spinning top.

You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this isn't the case.

At the moment I'm enjoying a new challenge at the Royal Opera House, but I'm also keen to pursue my interest in television and particularly in science.

People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in love with their Juliet!

I've always believed that the facts about dancing are more interesting than the myths, and this was a great chance for me to explore how the human body does such incredible things.

A good dancer is an educated one, so dont abandon school.

I used to murder people for money, but these days it’s more of a survival technique.

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

When you're setting up a budget, a general rule is to start with your fixed expenses - your housing and insurance payments, and car payment, if you own one.

Revolutions are not exportable: revolutions are created by oppressive conditions which Latin American countries exercise against their peoples.

We hope that diplomacy works before you ever use force. The hardest decision a president makes is ever to use force.

Those who dare to try what others only dream of - never fail to discover that real effort is always rewarded.

When a child enters your life it's time to learn [not time to teach].

The athletic fool, to whom what heaven denied of soul, is well compensated in limbs.

Serve many fruitlessly, If one repay, Th' ingratitude of thousands 'twill outweigh.

Instill the love of you into all the world, for a good character is what is remembered.