After I stopped dancing, I was unable to listen to beautiful music. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
You're never more of an individual than when you're a happy team player. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy, and capable of getting out there and… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
Do not brood. It makes the moment you are living in unavailable for learning and life. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I think it was important that I learned to love to dance eventually for its own sake, as opposed to wanting to… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I set as my goal to be the best dancer I could be. Not the most famous, or the highest paid dancer,… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
Even though I am a professional, and I know what the steps are, I don't quite know how I'm going to do… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes, at any age. It gives you a… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
When you are on stage in front of an audience, you want to engage the entire crowd. If a thousand people are… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
Although we do come from a silent profession, it is important for us to verbalize what we want to say. (As I… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else.… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
When you are on stage you don't see faces. The lights are in your eyes and you see just this black void… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
Fifth positions, heads, musicality, energy. Not technical things so much-getting your leg higher or doing more turns but things that would set… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
Dancers are a great breed of people. And they really want to dance so you don't have to beg them to work.… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
In fact, ballet companies did not exist in the Midwest when I was a child. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I was very happy that I was as normal as possible before I went into serious dance. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
Even though I am a professional, and I know what the steps are, I don't quite know how I'm going to do them, because… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
When you are on stage you don't see faces. The lights are in your eyes and you see just this black void out in… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
You don't learn from a situation where you do something well. You enjoy it and you give yourself credit, but you don't really learn… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I set as my goal to be the best dancer I could be. Not the most famous, or the highest paid dancer, just the… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I had no pain. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move around. I'm always moving around. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
Although we do come from a silent profession, it is important for us to verbalize what we want to say. (As I tell my… — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
