Misty Copeland Quotes

It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. If everyone was straight-laced and uptight, it would sure be a drag. We need a little tug of war in society.

I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn't feel like I wanted to do.

It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the same.

In the Eagles, you have specific assignments. You have vocal parts and musical parts that need to be exactly in place at the right time. And if all of us do our job, it becomes something bigger than any of us.

Don't get me wrong: I love having my own song and being the center of attention, but I also love being part of the group and making the show work in a more anonymous way.

I have always been passionate about dancing and acting, and before I was passionate about it, I was fascinated by it.

One of the things that made Bob so unique and wonderful is that he had a genuine style, like Balanchine, like de Mille.

It's important for us to all be aligned with the same energy on stage.

In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.

There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.

When the circumstances are right, everything becomes a dance.

I've always liked to dance - I've got a natural rhythm.

Music is my life. I love doing it, so I just do it nonstop all day. And with dancing, I wanted to put on a show for people. I don't want to just be sitting there doing nothing, so that's when I started to dance.

Timing has a lot to with art.

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.

We have the universe to roam in in imagination. It is our virtue to be infinitely varied. The worst tyranny is uniformity.

I was always very creative. I was always into acting and dancing when I was younger.

Individuality or Unity? I say there's room for both.

My first vocation was dance.

Mr. Balanchine was a great gentleman, and he loved his dancers. He was devoted to his company. He came to the ballet every night, and his presence was felt. It was like the whole company was dancing for him. And if he liked you, he trusted you to be yourself. He didn't try to change you and make you into something you were not.

I've been dancing for 10 years.

For the sound we produce, everybody is equally important. Each of us has a very different personality and that is what keeps Bush alive.

Acting is my number one, but dancing will always be a part of who I am and in my heart. I love doing stunts when they are a part of my acting.

How can we know the dancer from the dance?