There are some ballets you can do for a long time. With others, you have to know when to stop. Some are very destructive. Forsythe's choreography pushes dancers to the extreme. That's why it's best to vary. That way, you… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
Oh, I could have done more. I refused a lot of ballets. I said, 'No way, no way I'm going to do that.' — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
On stage, you can bring all those strong emotions that you don't have the opportunity to live. You don't want to die for love… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do. I have always been full of contradictions. I am shy… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
I can't have friends in every port. I have to work very hard and be very clear about what I want to do. I… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
Ballet is hard enough when you go with it; when you have to force your body to do things, it is so much harder. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
If you start dancing too young, it can be torture. The bone is too soft, and it is going everywhere. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
Dancers, you know, they have pain everywhere: ankles in the morning, or back or neck or ribs or knees or the muscles. You are… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
If you are afraid of losing something, then you are dependent on it. If you are not afraid, then you are free. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Manon,' 'Giselle' - they are not stupid stories. They have fantastic characters. They have a big package of emotion. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
I loved being at the Royal Ballet. Those choreographers, MacMillan and Ashton, they knew how to translate complicated life into choreography. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
One has to learn to say, 'Wait, there is a pain that is not logical. I will do a scan, and if there is… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
I was afraid when I came to the Royal Ballet that it would be easy to have everyone walking all over me if I… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
It is in my nature to be a little shy. It takes time for me to talk to people and trust them. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share
