Really Quotes by Rudolf Nureyev

The only critic is a full house.

— Rudolf Nureyev

When I miss class for one day, I know it. When I miss class for two days, my teacher knows it. When I miss…

— Rudolf Nureyev

The main thing is dancing, and before it withers away from my body, I will keep dancing till the last moment, the last drop.

— Rudolf Nureyev

I approach dancing from a different angle than those who begin dancing at 8 or 9. Those who have studied from the beginning never question anything.

— Rudolf Nureyev

My feet are dogs.

— Rudolf Nureyev

Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.

— Rudolf Nureyev

As long as my ballets are danced, I will live.

— Rudolf Nureyev

Of course I have a personal life.

— Rudolf Nureyev

I’m really alive when I’m on stage,

— Rudolf Nureyev

For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind.

— Rudolf Nureyev

We danced with one body, one soul... For me, Margot is my family. She is all I have, only her.

— Rudolf Nureyev

I don't care if Margot is a Dame of the British Empire or older than myself. For me she represents eternal youth; there is…

— Rudolf Nureyev