Whenever I have had a sudden urge to quit dancing, I just remember that moment I had when I was young and remember that dancing is what I want to do.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

Master technique and then forget about it and be natural.

Where there is no heart there is no art.

The right to happiness is fundamental.

To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success.

It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body.

If I could have said it, I shouldn't have had to dance it.

To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theater; it lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual

Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real.

Spring time is nature at its best.

The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.

When your enemy's making mistakes, don't interrupt him.

I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home.

I'm not really that keen on mainstream; I'm not interested in doing the normal films. I do tend to go for the quirky, different scripts.

Misuse of the Koran to provide legitimacy for violence is common, particularly in Europe, where terrorists tend not to be well-educated Muslims.

Love is joy. Don't convince yourself that suffering is a part of it.

I suspect that there is no serious scholar who doesn’t like to watch television. I’m just the only one who confesses.

That's how I digest it, 'cause I can press the fast-forward button and I know that I'm gonna have to continue to be an actor, continue to make choices, continue to perform in a show every week.