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> [Ballet, there's a right way to do things, and it's black and white, and it's all striving for perfection. Acting is not that way. It's very gray, and the messier you can be, the better. The mistakes that you make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/ballet-there-s-a-right-way-to-do-things-and-it-s-black-and-white-and/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

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## More by Margaret Qualley

> [I actually quit ballet when I was offered a job, an apprenticeship at North Carolina Dance Theater Company, run by John Pierre Bonnefoux and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-actually-quit-ballet-when-i-was-offered-a-job-an-apprenticeship-at/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I went to the Professional Children's School in New York, and I started modeling because I could do that until I actually figured out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-went-to-the-professional-children-s-school-in-new-york-and-i/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I was a dancer, growing up, and I definitely thought that was going to be my profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-was-a-dancer-growing-up-and-i-definitely-thought-that-was-going-to/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I don't really know what I'm doing, to be honest. I come up with things, and maybe it works, and maybe it doesn't, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-don-t-really-know-what-i-m-doing-to-be-honest-i-come-up-with-things/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I think gender parity is a crucial part of any healthy society. It's applicable to the entire world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-think-gender-parity-is-a-crucial-part-of-any-healthy-society-it-s/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [Ballet, there's a right way to do things, and it's black and white, and it's all striving for perfection. Acting is not that way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/ballet-there-s-a-right-way-to-do-things-and-it-s-black-and-white-and/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-was-one-of-those-dancers-who-they-say-wants-to-feel-the-floor/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [It's a normal part of the culture of ballet to go to a nutritionist in your first few weeks. They write down everything you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/it-s-a-normal-part-of-the-culture-of-ballet-to-go-to-a-nutritionist/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I think being in the city is the perfect way to figure out what I want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-think-being-in-the-city-is-the-perfect-way-to-figure-out-what-i/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I left home at 15 to go to the North Carolina School of the Arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-left-home-at-15-to-go-to-the-north-carolina-school-of-the-arts/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I think I would find being in Hollywood intense if I had more of a social life, but all I do is stay indoors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-think-i-would-find-being-in-hollywood-intense-if-i-had-more-of-a/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I lived alone, I didn't know anybody in New York, and I was definitely a recluse. It had been, like, two weeks, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-lived-alone-i-didn-t-know-anybody-in-new-york-and-i-was-definitely/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I like a bohemian floral dress, but then I'll throw on a leather jacket or a pair of lace-up boots to give it an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-like-a-bohemian-floral-dress-but-then-i-ll-throw-on-a-leather/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I just realized I wanted to do more than ballet. I was offered an apprenticeship, so I was about to join a company and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-just-realized-i-wanted-to-do-more-than-ballet-i-was-offered-an/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I explored the arts in general; I took painting classes and sketching classes and acting classes and all sorts of different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-explored-the-arts-in-general-i-took-painting-classes-and-sketching/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

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