Art Quote by Misty Copeland

A ballerina's life can be glorious. But it does not get any easier. I don't think anyone must ever think about it getting easier.

— Alicia Markova

I think most people think of ballerinas as kind of either as a fairytale, far-away thing that's really not attainable, something they can't grasp,…

— Misty Copeland

Being a ballerina can be a very unnatural life, especially after you've had children.

— Darcey Bussell

It's hard with ballet because your aesthetic really is important. It's different from acting and from film. Nobody wants to watch somebody who is…

— Amanda Schull

It took me a long time to understand that there is no amount of wanting and no amount of desire and no amount of…

— Arlene Phillips

For a long time everyone had a stereotype of ballet that it was easy and that we were just prancing around. But thanks to…

— Francesca Hayward

I haven’t come from the typical path or background of someone who would make it to this level as a ballerina. When it came…

— Misty Copeland

Letting go of perfectionism, so ingrained in the nature of a ballet dancer, can be the most difficult thing.

— Anonymous

I'm still trying to change the way people see black dancers that we can become delicate dancers, that we can be a ballerina,

— Michaela DePrince

A lot of people think, "Oh I'm going to eat whatever I want and then go to the gym." And I've definitely been one…

— Misty Copeland

I never dreamt of becoming a ballerina. I was just curious about it, it was something to explore.

— Sylvie Guillem

I've always felt like a different kind of ballerina.

— Wendy Whelan