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In love as in sport, the amateur status must be strictly maintained. ”
The eternal and uneasy relationship between ballet and modern dance endures, but radically altered in tone and intensity. ”
Yes, bad or mediocre ballets can be useful to the dancers and temporarily fun for the audience, but in the long run, the lowering of standards can only erode the art form we all love. ”
With literary fiction, generally a film maker falls in love with a book. In commercial fiction, it's a producer or studio falling in love with a book they can make into a movie with worldwide appeal. ”
Audiences love Paul Taylor, and so do I. Not everything, and not always, but year in, year out, he gives me more concentrated pleasure than I get from any other dance company. ”
If you really love acting, you'll want to act. That's what I did. You don't look for any payday because the likelihood of a payday is slim to none. ”
Anybody who loves jazz has a little bit of snob in them. ”
I am happy with what I do. I'd love to be the manager of the Atlanta Braves, but they hired somebody this week. So I'll just have to be inordinately happy with one of the best jobs on the planet. ”
I think outing people is fear-based: the fear that if we don't out them, it will make things harder for all of us. It's important to treat people with love. ”
For me, the litmus test to know whether or not I'm doing the right thing is to examine whether my decisions are love-based or fear-based. ”