Sofia Boutella Quotes

I love doing fight scenes. I've been a dancer since I was 3 years old, so I think that helped me with the movements.

But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve the physical skills necessary.

I'm not completely trained in any one area - I'm not a tap person or a ballet person. I don't have a big back-up of steps; I can't just fall back on what I know.

I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to be a different person to be a professional fighter. I train with professional fighters, so I know what it takes. It's a very difficult profession, probably harder then the acting profession.

I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.

I have a dance background. I have an athletic background.

I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when we do stunts.

I've been very physical my whole life. I went out hiking and camping for days in the Australian forest, and when I trained at drama school for three years, we did a whole lot on stage-fighting techniques. And I was a dancer from 5 to 18, so I have a memory for choreography.

I trained as a dancer when I was much younger, for a large amount of time, like 6 or 7 years. Not to be a ballet dancer, actually, but I thought it was a complement for an actor. I thought that actors should know how to move, should know how to juggle, should know how to do acrobatics.

I grew up as a dancer, and music and dance are so closely tied that in ballet class, you're listening to all this classical music, and in modern class, you're working with a live drummer. It was something that always made me feel really comfortable, and I've had a connection to since the beginning.

I never really thought about pursuing singing because my whole life was about dance and singing just kind of came with it.

Ballet can be grueling, for sure, but it gives you a certain discipline.

I had trained a bit in Bharatanatyam in the past but did not learn in depth. The same goes with jazz, western, and cinematic dance, as I was quite laid back with the training.

I'm getting the training I need to progress as an actor. If something comes up and I have to drop, I'll drop.

I've never looked at what I do as show business, I guess, because of my connection to the art and how I was introduced to the dance.

I grew up doing tap, jazz, and ballet, so I understand rhythm and movement and performing.

I'm taking dance lessons and getting stuck in. It's a great way of keeping fit, and it's obviously a big part of Bollywood movies, so I need to learn.

With ballet, you're really focused on the inner thigh and butt and just lifting and lengthening everything, including your arms. You're not using weights, but holding up the weight of your own arms is a challenge.

As the world we live in is so unpredictable, the ability to learn and to adapt to change is imperative, alongside creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.

I've never looked at my career as something that I was striving to get to one position or another. For me, it was one step at a time.

My background in gymnastics, martial arts, and dancing has translated very well in the ring.

I have trained, but not really that much professionally. But 'ABCD2' has been the biggest training ground. I've been exposed to and learnt so many dance forms through this film.

It is not something I ever envisaged doing when I set out - thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'd love to be a third-choice keeper' - but your situation changes as your career goes on.

I can sing, I can act, my physical comedy is on point. I can do the splits.

You have to be coachable.