That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important than becoming famous, or even what I was dancing. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I like dramatic ballets, particularly if they're ballets in which I have a chance to go from one extreme of style or characterization to another. — 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
