I was always interested in photography and other forms of art.

I got a call to come in and meet Fox, and the rest is history.

The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted.

We are all miracles. What we do with the miracle is our choice.

Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when there's no reason to.

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.

If I can't dance, I don't care if my dances are ever done again!

No one is born a dancer. You have to want it more than anything.

There is fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep.

Whenever I hear, 'It can't be done,' I know I'm close to success.

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices.

I’ve never been drunk in my life. I don’t use recreational drugs.

I signed on with Disney to star and choreograph an original film.

Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming.

No matter what you write or choreograph, you feel it's not enough.

I was obsessed with Chubby Checker and old dances, like the twist.

The world I'm interested in is the one where things are not named.

No matter what you write or choreograph, you feel it is not enough.

There's a line of dancers waiting to get into Sydney Dance Company.

Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place.

It's not my job to look beautiful. It's my job to look interesting.

I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training.

In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated.

True genius does not fulfill expectations; true genius shatters it.

When people expect me to go right, I'll go left. I'm unpredictable.

I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.

The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.

Just sit and open your eyes and open your heart. It's dance theater.

Dance constitutes a true recapturing of... freedom and childish play.

One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.

Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.

I actually build my dreams around the dancers I've got in my company.

You can dance anywhere and you can dance in your mind, in your heart.

I disagree with the idea that modern dancers are cold or unemotional.

I think comedy is the most difficult thing in the world, I really do.

I'm working toward a CD that will have all of you dancing like crazy.

I do not like a haphazard connection between the dances and the music.

What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.

I would like to have directed Hollywood musicals in the '40s and '50s.

Break the rules, stand apart, ignore your head, and follow your heart.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

I don't want people who want to dance; I want people who have to dance.

What are you waiting for? What are you saving for? Now is all there is.

I look at the dancers and I get the inspiration for the work from them.

I'm a choreographer and a director, and I have no ambition beyond that.

The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.

I can't wait to be back on the dance floor. I feel really good about it.

Once I'm working on something, I don't do anything else. I'm mono-track.

Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out.

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