I'm interested in people who can take the movement somewhere.

I think it requires a bit of honesty, Swan Lake.

For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.

I'm not interested in a group of people with some sort of incredible homogeny,a group that can do the movement I want. I'm interested in people whocan take the movement somewhere.

Normally our season is seven weeks in the Drama Theatre and four weeks in the Opera Theater.

I'm in the position to pick the cream of the crop.

SDC has a great reputation for putting live music on stage.

Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here.

I always figure I have this tree and there's always some green fruit that's not ready to pick or blossoms that are ready to flower; there are always some ready to drop off too.

And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate.

If the year 2000 can help us move into the future, that's fine, but I am afraid that people see it as a full stop and that one can take a big breath afterwards - you can't.

But sometimes a shattered view is the only way to see truth.

Education must not simply teach work - it must teach Life.

A patriot is one who wrestles for the soul of her country as she wrestles for her own being.

The elections are rigged. It's a totally rigged system. The only way we can lose, in my opinion.

Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy.

I do think that the birth of my daughter was sort of a rebirth for me. It made me look at life in a completely new way. And that made me appreciate life in a way I don't think I ever had before.

True religion being the greatest thing in life and in the world, has been exploited the most.

I want to be true to the character and maintain some consistency and give the audience what they love while at the same time keeping things fresh and grow the character.

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men, whose superiors it is our happiness to believe are not found on the executive calendar of any country.

Successful people know they need to get many things done-and done effectively. Therefore, they concentrate their time and energy on doing one thing at a time-and on doing first things firs.