Misty Copeland Quotes

Concert dance is the hardest kind of dance. We tour constantly, around the world, year in and year out. It just doesn't work for everybody. It's the lifestyle, it's the stamina, it's the love, it's the dedication, it's the commitment, it's all those words.

I fell in love with acting. I thought, 'This is what I want to do.'

I love acting so much that I don't want to give that up.

I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion.

Acting has always been my passion and will remain so.

I am an actor, and that's the most important thing to me. I cannot imagine a life where I would be anything else but an actor, so putting all my energy into a shot comes naturally to me.

It's a joy doing 'Tango.' I'd do it till the day I die, frankly.

I didn't care how much work it would take, and I didn't see the time invested as a waste or like I was missing out on anything. Ballet became my ultimate passion.

I'm a dancer, so I love to dance.

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.

A musical takes two to five years. You have to love it to put in the years.

Acting was my first love.

I've been dancing for 10 years.

I love acting, and it was really important to me to give it a real shot.

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

I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on the stage. She must care more for her art or for her husband.

The stage is my love, it's where I started and where I do my best work.

Acting is pretty much my whole life.

I hope to keep entertaining in some way until I can't physically entertain any longer. It's what I was born to do, and I love this profession.

I'm an actor first and foremost; it's my first love and passion.

Theater for me at one point was a lifestyle, too.

I dance because I have to, because I'm so passionate about it.

You are only an actor if you absolutely love it and can not do anything else. Starving for your art is great in your 20s, but it's not so great at 35. It has to be absolute love. You can't worry about being a movie star or anything else. Just love. That's it.

Acting. It's the number one thing I love to do. That's why when people ask me what else I'd love to do, I have no answer - this is all I ever wanted to do.

I really do love the theater, and as you get deeper into your career, it gets harder to carve out the time to do theater.