Lesli Linka Glatter Quotes

A dancer's life is all about repetition.

I very much like dance and dancers.

I am dancing all the time. Every gesture, the body line of every pose, the way I get from place to place, the movement in the acting - none of it would be the way it is if I weren't a dancer.

Dance has helped me with everything. It was a great foundation for discipline, hard work and, unfortunately, the ever-elusive idea of perfection. It lends itself easily to fight choreography, because that's what it really is. Choreography. And knowing how to move with someone.

When it comes to acting, you really have to create movement which in some ways is dancing. And dancing, I feel is very important to act as well. I wouldn't put one over the other.

I just play the little guy, except I play him through dance.

Dancers are a work of art - they are the canvas on which their work is painted.

Absolutely, I'll always be a dancer.

When dancing for mass numbers, you can throw your hands and legs anywhere, but contemporary dance is a whole different ball game. Every move has to be pointed, graceful and must look elegant. It's not easy trust me, but is a lot of fun nevertheless.

Dance has been a driving force in my life for 25 years. From music videos and hip hop, to jazz and musical theater, to ballet and classic modern dance, I have had extensive exposure to a variety of techniques that inspire my own electric style.

I do everything I know how in a dance.

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

It was extraordinary 'cause I was 17 years old when I first danced with Edward Villella. And we were both young. But I had seen him dance, and he was already a star. So he was just so gentle and wonderful and kind, and we had a great rapport together. He was one of the most exciting dancers of our day.

Actors are born, good actors are trained. Dancers are born, good dancers are trained.

I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is.

Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.

You can have a knack for dancing, but you still have to practice till your feet are bleeding to be worthy of being in front of an audience.

I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.

I have worked with several dance companies.

Do I watch dancers as people? Yes, absolutely. Do I watch really good dancers for specifically who they are? Absolutely, because how they move best and how they look best is going to be most familiar to them, and not necessarily to me.

The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.

Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

I like to tell stories through dancing and singing.

Dance must have a precision without fault.

The body cannot lie. You cannot be somebody else onstage, no matter how good of an actor or dancer or singer you are. When you open your arms, move your finger, the audience knows who you are, you know.