It is in my nature to be a little shy. It takes time for me to talk to people and trust them. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
The first time I took a plane to dance in front of an audience outside France was when I was in the… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
There are some ballets you can do for a long time. With others, you have to know when to stop. Some are… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
The problems I had with the Paris Opera Ballet are a thing of the past. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
When I watch dance, most of the time I just see a potential that is not there at all. I just see… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
I love nature like nothing else. Before I moved to Switzerland, my home was a flat in London with a garden. In… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
When you start, you have no brain; you are a kid. It's fine. But then I started to be scared. I was… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
When you are young, you can do anything, everything, and nothing at the same time. You don't have that kind of judgment;… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
Dancers are trained to be disciplined to do what they are told, but I knew that time goes by, and I didn't… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
When I was very young I was very shy but at the same time I was very open cause I was very… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
The best times are when the time on stage becomes much slower and the movement much bigger - in that case, everything… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
My reputation precedes me all the time, but I'm not the monster people think I am. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
On stage, you can bring all those strong emotions that you don't have the opportunity to live. You don't want to die for love… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do. I have always been full of contradictions. I am shy… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
I can't have friends in every port. I have to work very hard and be very clear about what I want to do. I… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
Ballet is hard enough when you go with it; when you have to force your body to do things, it is so much harder. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
If you start dancing too young, it can be torture. The bone is too soft, and it is going everywhere. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
Dancers, you know, they have pain everywhere: ankles in the morning, or back or neck or ribs or knees or the muscles. You are… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
If you are afraid of losing something, then you are dependent on it. If you are not afraid, then you are free. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Manon,' 'Giselle' - they are not stupid stories. They have fantastic characters. They have a big package of emotion. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
I loved being at the Royal Ballet. Those choreographers, MacMillan and Ashton, they knew how to translate complicated life into choreography. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
