I can't have friends in every port. I have to work very hard and be very clear about what I want to… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
I would have loved to work with Cranko. I love stories. Even though I like a lot of style - Forsythe, Maliphant… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
You don't start by saying, 'Well, am I better than her?' Because that goes nowhere. Instead, all your work, your passion, your… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
As a professional ballet dancer, I have to accept that weekends are about work. The notion of a leisurely break with all… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
It would be nice to wake up and be able to walk to the bathroom. But even when I was 20 and… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
As much as I love my work, I do appreciate my rare days off. Even then, I can't afford to let the… — 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
