Oh yes, after the war, and we were all starving - we had no proper food or anything - no proper shoes.

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First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived...

First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived...

Nearly everything in life goes in threes and fours.

Nearly everything in life goes in threes and fours.

There's nothing in the world that isn't good, bad, and indifferent.

There's nothing in the world that isn't good, bad, and indifferent.

You can't stop what comes into a country, you can be influenced, but you can't...

You can't stop what comes into a country, you can be influenced, but you can't...

Classical ballet will never die.

Classical ballet will never die.

All the children in the school should learn the steps of everything, before they learn...

All the children in the school should learn the steps of everything, before they learn...

As time goes on, all schools only get left alive if they have found something...

As time goes on, all schools only get left alive if they have found something...

So it takes years to make a solid company.

So it takes years to make a solid company.

And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance.

And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance.

God gave us all exactly the same fingers, arms, legs, and feet, but in our...

God gave us all exactly the same fingers, arms, legs, and feet, but in our...

Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull.

Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull.

Exactly the same with dancing, you can't dance until you've learnt steps, the things your...

Exactly the same with dancing, you can't dance until you've learnt steps, the things your...

It's either not good enough and dies altogether, or it develops.

It's either not good enough and dies altogether, or it develops.

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence.

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence.

Hardly any generation wants to take the whole of the last generation, it just wants...

Hardly any generation wants to take the whole of the last generation, it just wants...

Also, if you have an accident, you can't start to dance again at the top,...

Also, if you have an accident, you can't start to dance again at the top,...

The best way to study is to go to the Cecchetti method for about a...

The best way to study is to go to the Cecchetti method for about a...

Well, I mean, we are developing the other parts, and we can't give quite all...

Well, I mean, we are developing the other parts, and we can't give quite all...