Sarah Rees Brennan Quotes

I've had an extraordinary life as a dancer. You tour the world, you see all the great capitals of the world, the beautiful old opera houses all over Europe - you go everywhere. As a teenager, I would always say, 'I can't believe this is happening to little me,' because it was always a dream to dance.

In my heart, my first desire was to be a dancer. I always wanted to dance and I danced from the time I was 7 till I was well into my 30s.

So I'm studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one's seen before.

I have been very lucky to work in so many new ballets, but that is what a dancer's work is.

I just want to continue to pursue dancing. I want to focus on making it out there and showing everybody my heart and soul through dance... and do it until I can't walk anymore.

I did ballet, jazz and flamenco from when I was five years old. And my professional career started with dancing in musicals.

I actually was a ballet dancer - I studied ballet from three until 13 - but like very seriously, that's what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a contemporary ballet dancer. I wanted to go to Juilliard.

My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.

I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets.

When I was doing 'Tales from Hollywood' at the National, I was invited to dinner by the choreographer, Kenneth MacMillan. He told me I had the heart of a dancer and asked me if I'd like to come on at the end of 'Romeo and Juliet' as a friar. I said I'd love to, but sadly, MacMillan died shortly after.

I had danced with Janet Jackson and P. Diddy so I had done a bunch of hip hop. Really and truly my roots are in modern and ballet but, professionally, that's not really out there any more, unfortunately, so these artists aren't really having a lot of ballet dancers behind them so I had to learn hip hop really quick.

When you dance, it takes a lot of stamina, but it never seemed like work 'cause I was doing something that I so loved doing. It was always a joy. And you know, to have beautiful ballets made specially for you is such an honor. I always said it was better than diamonds.

I have worked with several dance companies.

I always wanted to devote a certain part of my life to dance - my true being is to be a dancer.

I wanted to be a ballet dancer. I was bad - I'm not very coordinated. But I always wished I could have been a dancer.

As soon as I started dancing at 14, I knew I was always going to be a professional dancer.

I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career.

I love doing hair and makeup and making 'Video Star' videos with my friend, Kendall. I also love to draw. But my life is dance, dance and more dance. I wouldn't want it any other way.

All the New York City Ballet does is hit beautiful home runs.

Dance is definitely what I love doing much more than anything else.

I had been a ballet dancer and never could make a living, and just being so excited that I got to, all of a sudden, live as an actor.

I trained as a ballet dancer - well, I started when I was two and a half, and was serious about it from when I was eight until I was 18.

I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid for it.

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that dancing would be my chosen profession.

Since I was a child I've loved going to the opera, theatre and ballet.