David Hallberg Quotes

I have had so many great moments, but I would have to say that dancing the Swan in 'Swan Lake' was such a unique and passionate experience for me. It was such bloody hard work, even at that very early age, that I would not want to try to replicate it again now.

My sister was in ballet growing up. I spent almost the entirety of 7 through 12 backstage at Lincoln Center, just running around, waiting for 'The Nutcracker' to end.

When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina.

I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.

I will never give up my dream of being a prima ballerina and backup dancer for Justin Timberlake!

I was a ballerina for 10 years growing up, but I stopped.

I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.

And what would be great numbers in a Broadway show are now on stage of the New York City Ballet.

If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.

'Neverwhere,' by Benjamin Millepied, is set to his favorite composer, Nico Muhly.

I didn't know if I could act, but I knew I could be a great ballet dancer, and Balanchine put out the carpet for me.

I remember my dreams when I was a junior soloist. 'Oh, I hope I don't end here,' I thought. 'I want to do the ballerina in 'Scotch Symphony.' I don't want to be the little Scotch girl.' And I actually went beyond my wildest dreams. I worked with Balanchine. I had ballets choreographed for me.

I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu.

I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment.

I love nutcrackers, as I was a ballerina growing up.

My grandma was a ballerina.

I wanted to be ballerina, be in a band, then in drama.

I was a ballerina, and everything I did in dance was delicate, pretty.

I love dance; that's a big part of my life - like, ballet specifically.

The ballet world, it's a crazy world.

I enjoy being a choreographer.

I was a dancer.

The dream was to be a prima ballerina.

I just want to play music with a band, live.

My mother was a choreographer, so music has always been around.