It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.

Even the ears must dance.

You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.

Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes.

A real ballerina must fill her space with her own personality.

The expression should come from within oneself, conveying the spiritual - something between earth and heaven. And if one runs, one should not seem to touch the ground.

To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow.

I recently learn a new word: insatiable. That's me.

It is the body, subject to the harmony of the steps it is executing, which speaks. And it speaks to the heart in as direct a language as does music.

Dance involves physicality, it involves spirituality and even brains.

Being spontaneous, it's what saved me.

I want to know exactly how many pieces of myself I had to give away before I became something else entirely.

To preach of peace and brotherhood, oh what might be the cost? A man he did it long ago, and they hung him on a cross.

All my life I have been happiest when the folks watching me said to each other, 'Look at the poor dope, wilya?

I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.

My motto is, 'When in doubt, shoot the ball'.

I want to make a better record than I made the last time. I want to grow. I want to discover new things about myself creatively.

Whenever you say 'yes' to anything, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your 'yes' is worth the less.

Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.

Don't be an examiner, be the interested inquirer.

I'm not saying I hate Jews, I'm just saying that I think they shouldn't be alive any more.