Once I started dancing, I was not the spoiled brat or the rebellious child that I was as a child.

Quote by Suzanne Farrell

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As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.

As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.

It's ungrateful to be wishing you were doing something else at the moment you are...

It's ungrateful to be wishing you were doing something else at the moment you are...

I didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts...

I didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts...

That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get...

That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get...

When you get on stage, you can be anything. You are removed from reality in...

When you get on stage, you can be anything. You are removed from reality in...

I could work out a lot of my emotions by going to class and dancing.

I could work out a lot of my emotions by going to class and dancing.

I had a wonderful childhood, coming from Cincinnati, and I think that it was great...

I had a wonderful childhood, coming from Cincinnati, and I think that it was great...

I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales...

I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales...

The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy,...

The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy,...

In fact, ballet companies did not exist in the Midwest when I was a child.

In fact, ballet companies did not exist in the Midwest when I was a child.

But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move...

But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move...

I think especially in a world where you have so little say about what goes...

I think especially in a world where you have so little say about what goes...

So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do.

So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do.

Even though I am a professional, and I know what the steps are, I don't...

Even though I am a professional, and I know what the steps are, I don't...

Of course, in the art class, I was the model.

Of course, in the art class, I was the model.

I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not.

I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not.

I liked tap, because I liked hearing the results of my movements.

I liked tap, because I liked hearing the results of my movements.

The body can do amazing things in a situation when it is really called for.

The body can do amazing things in a situation when it is really called for.

I liked to read but, being a dancer, I didn't have a lot of time...

I liked to read but, being a dancer, I didn't have a lot of time...

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes,...

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes,...