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In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They… — George Balanchine
Diaghilev was the first to notice good character dancers and that sort of thing. — Ninette de Valois
First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived from other times, and carefully to watch the bad -… — Ninette de Valois
Nothing is done easily, first have the thing, then the thing has a success, then all sorts of difficulties arise through the success. — Ninette de Valois
Let us first teach little children to breathe, to vibrate, to feel, and to become one with the general harmony and movement of nature. Let… — Isadora Duncan
The dancer's body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul. The true dance is an expression of serenity; it is controlled by the profound… — Isadora Duncan
When I was sixteen, I danced before an audience without music. At the end someone suddenly cried 'its Death and the Maiden'. But that was… — Isadora Duncan
Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time — Margot Fonteyn
A dancer, more than any other human being, dies two deaths: the first, the physical when the powerfully trained body will no longer respond as… — Martha Graham
First we have to believe, and then we believe. — Martha Graham
The first step to a better audition is to give up character and use yourself. — Michael Shurtleff
Competition [in a scene] is healthy. Competition is life. Yet most actors refuse to acknowledge this. They don't want to compete. They want to get… — Michael Shurtleff
I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back… — Elia Kazan
The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question to deal with.… — Harold Clurman
In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, not by what you are. Hollywood's a… — Marilyn Monroe
First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I… — Michael Caine
You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more. — Michael Caine
With this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both… — William Shakespeare
The truth is, anybody that becomes famous is an ass for a year and a half. You've got to give them a year and a… — Bill Murray
My first movie, I got nominated for a Canadian Oscar-for Meatballs. For MEATBALLS. And who am I up against? George C. Scott. So he wins… — Bill Murray

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