I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.

Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.

The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.

You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.

I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.

There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.

My first proper kiss was from Cara Shucksmith when I was 13 or 14 at her birthday party.

Springfield has always had a place in my heart.

It's important to take risks.

It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying; it's separating himself from all the others.

I would rather be British than just.

I love giving the golden shower. I've done it before in the shower. It's like so sexy, you know, the temperature of your body and the shower water is very different.

A secret freedom opens through a crevice you can barely see.

You are meant to succeed in the work you love. Your desire will take you all the way.

Those who say I can, and those who say I can't - are both usually right