--- title: "5 Royal Ballet Quotes By Sergei Polunin" description: "5 Royal Ballet quotes by Sergei Polunin. Plus more from Sergei Polunin and more Royal Ballet sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_the-royal-ballet-was-good-to-me-they-gav_82520.jpg" --- > [The Royal Ballet was good to me. They gave me everything I asked for. It's just... I felt tricked. I became a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-royal-ballet-was-good-to-me-they-gave-me-everything-i-asked-for/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_the-royal-ballet-was-good-to-me-they-gav_82520.jpg) > [There's no agents or managers to represent them. Dancers don't have any voice. They have nothing. Nobody can afford a flat to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/there-s-no-agents-or-managers-to-represent-them-dancers-don-t-have/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_there-s-no-agents-or-managers-to-represe_472797.jpg) > [When I left The Royal Ballet, I didn't have anybody to talk to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/when-i-left-the-royal-ballet-i-didn-t-have-anybody-to-talk-to/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/sergei-polunin-3855_anybody_when-i-left-the-royal-ballet-i-didn-t-ha_2216335.jpg) > [The Royal Ballet is the best paid company, but the dancers get nothing. The stage crew get paid three times more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-royal-ballet-is-the-best-paid-company-but-the-dancers-get-nothing/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_the-royal-ballet-is-the-best-paid-compan_2531503.jpg) > [The only family I knew was the Royal Ballet and I didn't feel I was part of it in a way. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-only-family-i-knew-was-the-royal-ballet-and-i-didn-t-feel-i-was/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_the-only-family-i-knew-was-the-royal-bal_2941614.jpg) ## More by Sergei Polunin > [I wasted so many years just traveling and sitting in hotels, searching for things, not knowing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-wasted-so-many-years-just-traveling-and-sitting-in-hotels-searching/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [The Royal Ballet was good to me. They gave me everything I asked for. It's just... I felt tricked. I became a principal and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-royal-ballet-was-good-to-me-they-gave-me-everything-i-asked-for/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [I didn't want people to think I'm a dancer. I'm much more. I'm a human being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-didn-t-want-people-to-think-i-m-a-dancer-i-m-much-more-i-m-a-human/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [Art and war are opposites, so our goal as an artist is to build and create, not destroy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/art-and-war-are-opposites-so-our-goal-as-an-artist-is-to-build-and/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [I normally don't regret. I enjoy everything, even if it's bad or good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-normally-don-t-regret-i-enjoy-everything-even-if-it-s-bad-or-good/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [What made my mind go free is that I wanted to become an artist. As soon as I said to myself, 'Oh I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/what-made-my-mind-go-free-is-that-i-wanted-to-become-an-artist-as/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [I do get depressed sometimes, I don't know why. It's since I was a kid and it's just part of my personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-do-get-depressed-sometimes-i-don-t-know-why-it-s-since-i-was-a-kid/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [I went and got a tattoo of James Dean on my shoulder without actually seeing him in any movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-went-and-got-a-tattoo-of-james-dean-on-my-shoulder-without-actually/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [The Sensorium Galaxy Planet of Motion is the future. We are memorizing dance because dance will exist in a virtual world forever. The Planet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-sensorium-galaxy-planet-of-motion-is-the-future-we-are-memorizing/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [The Royal Ballet School looked after me very well, they were like my family, and the company gave me everything. But I was unhappy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-royal-ballet-school-looked-after-me-very-well-they-were-like-my/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [As soon as I said to myself, "Oh I'm not a dancer; I'm not an actor," it made me so free to do anything.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/as-soon-as-i-said-to-myself-oh-i-m-not-a-dancer-i-m-not-an-actor-it/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [Just let me live my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/just-let-me-live-my-life/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [I'm not a bad boy now I'm living in Russia. London was great but there were too many distractions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-m-not-a-bad-boy-now-i-m-living-in-russia-london-was-great-but-there/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [I actually always have good intentions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-actually-always-have-good-intentions/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) > [You know when you believe in Christmas? I was like that with ballet. I thought I would reach a level where I'd have enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/you-know-when-you-believe-in-christmas-i-was-like-that-with-ballet-i/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/royal-ballet/sergei-polunin/#itemlist", "name": "5 Royal Ballet Quotes By Sergei Polunin", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Royal Ballet was good to me. They gave me everything I asked for. It's just... I felt tricked. I became a principal and I couldn't even afford to pay for dinner. 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