“Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to ...” — Robert Caro Quote

“Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.”

“If things are going well, if the writing's coming along, I jump out of bed happy. And if the previous day has been bad, I get out of bed disgruntled.”

“I think President Obama has done more than he is given credit for.”

“Ballet is completely unnatural to the body, just being turned-out... it's not the way your body is supposed to function, so you actually train your body to be a different structure than you were born with.”

“I like dramatic ballets, particularly if they're ballets in which I have a chance to go from one extreme of style or characterization to another.”

“I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and drums, sang with rock bands and only then did I get into musical theatre.”