But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve the physical skills necessary.

Young dancers are training at a very vulnerable time in their lives... So train the whole person, not just the dancer.

I enjoy the freedom of modern dance as well as the constraints of classical dance.

Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.

It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is.

It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. It's like a spinning top.

You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this isn't the case.

At the moment I'm enjoying a new challenge at the Royal Opera House, but I'm also keen to pursue my interest in television and particularly in science.

People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in love with their Juliet!

I've always believed that the facts about dancing are more interesting than the myths, and this was a great chance for me to explore how the human body does such incredible things.

A good dancer is an educated one, so dont abandon school.

If you can't trust others, nobody will be able to trust you.

Time is standing still. We are measuring ourselves by how far we are going.

If the world is so cruel you are frightened of it, I will hold you, and protect you, and teach it to love you as I already love you.

Entrepreneurs must be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.

In order to teach you, I must know you.

A horrible script 99 percent of the time means a horrible movie. But if you start with a good script, odds are you're going to have a good movie.

The work of a Prime Minister is the loneliest job in the world.

A person could see a lot without ever leaving his own living room. Especially if he had the right tools.

Over fertilized plants may be beautiful but are otherwise useless, like people whose energies are devoted so completely to their appearance that there is no other development.