As soon as you become afraid to make a fool of yourself, you're in trouble. I decided I may as well just see if I can live with myself making millions of mistakes and learn something from it.

There was a stage when Balanchine and I didn't talk. I was trying to develop my classical technique as opposed to the fast-track technique that he was pushing. We were very quiet with each other. But after two years he saw what I was doing and sent messages through other people that, yes, this is good.

You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.

I danced with passion to spite the music.

That's a small portion of my career, taking a moment to do something stupid.

I know too well how much I am going to miss football after my career for me to put up my own barriers.

Past success is no guarantee of future success, so I have learned to be an entrepreneur. I began to produce and direct my own projects.

I love acting, but don't necessarily enjoy other aspects of the business. For me, going to celebrity parties is like work.