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title: "5 Center stage Quotes By Amanda Schull"
description: "5 Center stage quotes by Amanda Schull. Plus more from Amanda Schull and more Center stage sayings from other authors."
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> [Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/nicholas-hytner-who-directed-center-stage-is-a-huge-ballet-fan-he-was/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/amanda-schull-8696_ballet_nicholas-hytner-who-directed-center-stag_423635.jpg)

> [I was an apprentice at the San Francisco Ballet, and a casting director came to one of our rehearsals to scout talent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-was-an-apprentice-at-the-san-francisco-ballet-and-a-casting/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/amanda-schull-8696_ballet_i-was-an-apprentice-at-the-san-francisco_853190.jpg)

> [When 'Center Stage' first came out, I had some little girls on an airplane who didn't want to actually talk to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/when-center-stage-first-came-out-i-had-some-little-girls-on-an/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/amanda-schull-8696_airplane_when-center-stage-first-came-out-i-had-s_1221285.jpg)

> [Center Stage focused on the drive and what it's like to be a student, and this is what it's like to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/center-stage-focused-on-the-drive-and-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-student/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/amanda-schull-8696_adults_center-stage-focused-on-the-drive-and-wh_1502946.jpg)

> [After I finished 'Center Stage,' I went back to San Francisco, and I danced for seven seasons with the San Francisco Ballet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/after-i-finished-center-stage-i-went-back-to-san-francisco-and-i/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/amanda-schull-8696_back_after-i-finished-center-stage-i-went-bac_2735451.jpg)

## More by Amanda Schull

> [I also use that centering process I mentioned as a way to focus my mind and connect it to my physical body. I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-also-use-that-centering-process-i-mentioned-as-a-way-to-focus-my/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [There is this idea of a perfect dance body - which I don't have. I'm lucky that I'm not the exact opposite of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/there-is-this-idea-of-a-perfect-dance-body-which-i-don-t-have-i-m/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [I grew up in Honolulu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-grew-up-in-honolulu/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/science-fiction-is-one-of-the-smartest-genres-around-because-you-have/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [I came to the United States in 1981 as a student.When I left, I was totally the most beloved little flower in China and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-came-to-the-united-states-in-1981-as-a-student-when-i-left-i-was/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [I'm always ballet ready.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-m-always-ballet-ready/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our perspective. "No,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/nicholas-hytner-who-directed-center-stage-is-a-huge-ballet-fan-he-was/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/when-i-was-in-high-school-my-mom-gave-me-a-paperweight-it-was-when-i/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-always-tell-other-actors-that-work-begets-work-you-never-know-where/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [It's a very insular world, ballet. I feel if I had stayed much longer, it would've consumed me. I performed six days a week…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/it-s-a-very-insular-world-ballet-i-feel-if-i-had-stayed-much-longer/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-love-the-process-of-creating-a-character-someone-entirely-different/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [That being said, I am not one to feel sorry for myself. I believe it is healthy to honor one's feelings and do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/that-being-said-i-am-not-one-to-feel-sorry-for-myself-i-believe-it-is/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [If it isn't necessary I would rather not subject my skin to too much, so if I don't have anything special to do for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/if-it-isn-t-necessary-i-would-rather-not-subject-my-skin-to-too-much/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [It gets better. It gets so much easier to be in your skin no matter what size that skin is. If you do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/it-gets-better-it-gets-so-much-easier-to-be-in-your-skin-no-matter/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

> [You don't want to burn any bridges, but you also want to make sure you leave your character bridges wide open and you're never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/you-don-t-want-to-burn-any-bridges-but-you-also-want-to-make-sure-you/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

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