Suzanne Farrell

“Ballet is a religion, and Balanchine was its god.”

“He [Balanchine] gave me my life, he gave me my art. He was my sun.”

“A pas de deux is a dialogue of love.”

“The two of us, in the studio, were creating a language that was ours alone.”

“You have to be a little bit of a masochist to be a ballet dancer.”

“Take your work seriously, but not yourself.”

“I didn't want to be a muse. I wanted to be the music.”

“When you are on stage, you are having an affair with 3,000 people.”

“To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.”

“Technique is what you fall back on when you're not inspired.”

“Your body is your instrument. It's the one thing you have to take care of.”

“I always tried to be the best I could be, on that given day.”

“I don't have a technique. I have a way of moving. I have a way of being.”