--- title: "1 Royal Ballet Quotes By Darcey Bussell" description: "1 Royal Ballet quotes by Darcey Bussell. Plus more from Darcey Bussell and more Royal Ballet sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/darcey-bussell-5047_ballet_i-joined-the-royal-ballet-school-when-i_983640.png" --- > [I joined the Royal Ballet School when I was 13. Before then, I'd done ballet twice a week after school. The rest of my class had started aged 11, so I'd missed two years and was really far behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/i-joined-the-royal-ballet-school-when-i-was-13-before-then-i-d-done/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/darcey-bussell-5047_ballet_i-joined-the-royal-ballet-school-when-i_983640.png) ## Other authors on Royal Ballet ## More by Darcey Bussell > [Being a full-time mother is one of the biggest jobs in the world; it's like another career for me. I love every moment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/being-a-full-time-mother-is-one-of-the-biggest-jobs-in-the-world-it-s/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [We always want what we don't have, and I'd like a long, sophisticated nose rather than a short, turned-up one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/we-always-want-what-we-don-t-have-and-i-d-like-a-long-sophisticated/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [Life is short, so go for things you enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/life-is-short-so-go-for-things-you-enjoy/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [I used to wear long jumpers, but they made me look like a bag tied up in the middle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/i-used-to-wear-long-jumpers-but-they-made-me-look-like-a-bag-tied-up/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [Weirdly, I didn't even know that I said 'yah' all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/weirdly-i-didn-t-even-know-that-i-said-yah-all-the-time/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [Dancers are working their bodies just like a marathon runner would, and you have to eat to make it through a three-hour performance. Dancers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/dancers-are-working-their-bodies-just-like-a-marathon-runner-would/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [The best thing is to lie in a warm Epsom salts bath for 15 minutes and then go straight to bed. You will sleep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/the-best-thing-is-to-lie-in-a-warm-epsom-salts-bath-for-15-minutes/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [I wanted to inspire every little girl who wants to be a dancer to fire their imagination about the joys of being on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/i-wanted-to-inspire-every-little-girl-who-wants-to-be-a-dancer-to/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [Everything is not beautiful at the ballet. It's tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/everything-is-not-beautiful-at-the-ballet-it-s-tough/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [Now I'm on television, I'm far more conscious of my skin than I used to be - I would often leave the theatre with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/now-i-m-on-television-i-m-far-more-conscious-of-my-skin-than-i-used/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [The orthopaedic surgeon said that if ever I had hip or groin pain, I should rest until the pain went. However, resting is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/the-orthopaedic-surgeon-said-that-if-ever-i-had-hip-or-groin-pain-i/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [If I start something, I have to finish it. I know that's annoying - it drives my husband mad - but even if something's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/if-i-start-something-i-have-to-finish-it-i-know-that-s-annoying-it/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [I wore myself out physically and mentally over my career, and I couldn't be there for my daughters in ways I should have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/i-wore-myself-out-physically-and-mentally-over-my-career-and-i-couldn/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [You don't just become a success overnight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/you-don-t-just-become-a-success-overnight/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) > [I'm a size 8-10. I never weigh myself - I go on how tight my jeans are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/i-m-a-size-8-10-i-never-weigh-myself-i-go-on-how-tight-my-jeans-are/) [Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/royal-ballet/darcey-bussell/#itemlist", "name": "1 Royal Ballet Quotes By Darcey Bussell", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I joined the Royal Ballet School when I was 13. Before then, I'd done ballet twice a week after school. 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