I Was Very Happy That I Was

I Didn't Care Too Much For Ballet, Because You Had To Be More Disciplined, And You Sort Of Looked Like Everyone Else. It Required A Certain Kind Of Conformity That I Didn't Feel Like I Wanted To Do.

That The Work Involved, The Willingness To Take Chances, The Commitment, The Opportunity To Get On Stage And Make People Happy, Was More Important Than Becoming Famous, Or Even What I Was Dancing.

When You Are On Stage In Front Of An Audience, You Want To Engage The Entire Crowd. If A Thousand People Are In The Theater, You Need To Dance A Thousand Different Ways, Not One-thousandth Of A Way.

The Particular Ballet Was Not So Important As The Fact That I Was Physically Healthy, And Capable Of Getting Out There And Dancing As Often As Possible.

I Think Especially In A World Where You Have So Little Say About What Goes On In Your Life, Or In The Politics Of The World Around You, It Is Wonderful To Go Into That Studio, And Tell Yourself What To Do.