There is this idea of a perfect dance body - which I don't have. I'm lucky that I'm not the exact opposite… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I have this ridiculous chip on my shoulder, having been a dancer, that I feel like I really ought to be able… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
A lot of professional dancers become professional when they turn 15 or 16 years old, when they're still children. So you've trained… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I think people don't often realize how much goes into being a male dancer. It's athletic and it's hard. It's not just… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
It's hard with ballet because your aesthetic really is important. It's different from acting and from film. Nobody wants to watch somebody… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I think it would be fair to say that most female dancers have dealt with, whether it's an extreme, or minor complex… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
If I could say what my dream role to dance was that I didn't get to do, if I had to choose… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Every dancer has injuries, and your injury could happen that season that you were getting that one part that you've wanted to… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years, where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Acting for screen is very different from acting on stage, and then obviously when you dance... everything is a physical embodiment. But… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I think that, like any kind of career, there are many different people involved in the ballet world. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I take ballet class as often as possible - up to 5 times a week - and try to go to the… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
As a dancer, I know couples that have stayed married but separated to dance on different continents. Dance in general, but ballet… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I also use that centering process I mentioned as a way to focus my mind and connect it to my physical body. I feel… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
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… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
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… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our perspective. "No,… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
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… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
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… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
