American audiences are affected by what the English people think.

You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak, and they respond immediately.

Theatre is immediate gratification

Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president.

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

The spirit of dance is an amazing thing. When the body and the spirit meet, it's a good thing.

I'm bugged because I can't believe I can't speak every language there is. But I feel I can when I sit and am with somebody, and I can dance for them. Because dance is dialogue without language.

Many of the shows I danced in don't exist on film, but they do exist in the memories of those who were in the theater for that single moment in time. And nothing can replace that.

My neighborhood was a great neighborhood; it was filled with all sorts of ethnic groups and things. So I grew up thinking I was a human being.

Looking back doesn't have to be painful.

I love life. I love the live theater.

Winning is not a matter of acceptance but a term of dedication with an interest to achieve.

I'm a concert pianist. That's a pretentious way of saying I'm unemployed at the moment.

Obsession with self is the motif of our time.

You might be a redneck if the richest member of your family bought a house and you have to help take the wheels off of it.

Beer ... a high and mighty liquor.

For so long, I was controlled and manipulated by other people. Whatever people think of me, I'm finally doing what I want to do.

Love is the only engine of survival

I am in perfect health, and hear it said I look better than ever I did in my life, which is one of those lies one is always glad to hear.

Art awakens a sense of real by establishing an intimate relationship between our inner being and the universe at large, bringing us a consciousness of deep joy.

You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it's easy. I work long hours.