Robert Gottlieb Quotes

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

I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.

What 'War and Peace' is to the novel and 'Hamlet' is to the theater, Swan Lake' is to ballet - that is, the name which to many people stands for and sums up an art form.

And what would be great numbers in a Broadway show are now on stage of the New York City Ballet.

I very much like dance and dancers.

Having done so many versions, I never felt like an artist in 'Swan Lake.'

'Neverwhere,' by Benjamin Millepied, is set to his favorite composer, Nico Muhly.

I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu.

I love nutcrackers, as I was a ballerina growing up.

I enjoy being a choreographer.

I was a dancer.

I loved being at the Royal Ballet. Those choreographers, MacMillan and Ashton, they knew how to translate complicated life into choreography.

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

My mother was a choreographer, so music has always been around.

I've spent a lot of time playing Bach partitas. One of my first jobs was to play for ballet and modern classes, so the music in 'Partita' is kind of like choreography for me.

My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers.

There's nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life.

I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.

I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.

Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.

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.

Growing up as a dancer, the stage is really where I love to be performance wise.

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

Growing up, my sisters were both into dancing, so I went to a lot of dance recitals, mostly because there were always pretty girls in leotards.

Everyone knows 'Smash' is about musical numbers, and everyone knows we have fantastic dance sequences and great performances.