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The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.
No white man uses his feet the way an Indian does. He talks to the earth.
I cannot move, I cannot even want to move, unless I hear the music first.
Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do.
Promise me you will appreciate every moment because we are the lucky ones
Virgin Records will probably release their own package sometime next year.
Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
My heroines are part of me and my heroes are part of what I'd like to know.
When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.
Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here.
Yes, Carl Vine stuck around. He's now number one composer for choreography.
The only thing that I have is the truth, so the only thing I fear is a lie.
Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.
If I decide to tour, I definitely would come to Washington, D.C. We'll see.
My hope is to shed light, provoke thought, entertain, and move through dance.
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell. We can't dance synonyms.
I don't try to tell the dancers exactly what a dance means before they do it.
In '74 it was really a very gloomy atmosphere, I would say, to put it mildly.
I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.
I am down-to-earth and not one of those starry, up-their-own-butt celebrities.
Ballet is important and significant - yes. But first of all, it is a pleasure.
I do not like to be thought of as avant-garde or some kind of didactic artist.
I'm an emotional person. I may not seem that way, but I'm an emotional person.
Life truly is precious. Gather every moment of it into your arms & embrace it.
When you do an action movie, you've got to come prepared to do an action movie.
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms.
Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.
I wanted to explore black culture, and I wanted that culture to be a revelation.
I don't believe that when you are 25 you are over the hill. Fifty is the new 30.
I gave away a lot of works for benefits and then people would also give me back.
The more auditions you go on, the more you will learn not to take it personally.
We still spend more time chasing funds than we do in the studio in creative work.
When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.
It's what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
It has always been my dream and ambition to introduce Irish dancing to the world.
We're trying to stretch our muscles creatively. It gives us so much more freedom.
Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for -- liberation.
The thrill of autograph collecting is getting close to a world you're not part of.
The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.
To be who you are and become what you are capable of is the only goal worth living.
What does dance give you? The freedom to be who you are and do what you want to do.
I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible.
Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing. It's the rhythym of your life.
I am just a choreographer, and I am trying to make productions, not dance concerts.
My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War.