I Cannot Stand Authority.

It's Weird When You See Pieces Of Choreography That Were Done For You 15 Or 20 Years Ago And Now They Are Being Done By Another Dance Company.

I Fell In Love With New York. It Was Like Every Human Being, Like Any Relationship. When I Was A Young New Yorker, It Was One City. When I Was A Grown Man, It Was Another City. I Worked With Many Dance Organizations And Many Wonderful People. In The '90s, It Became Kind Of A Hard And Unwelcoming City In Many Ways. It Became Conservative, Like The Whole Country.

I Like To Go To Anybody Else's Birthday, And If I'm Invited I'm A Good Guest. But I Never Celebrate My Birthdays. I Really Don't Care.

I Want To Do Exactly What I Want To Do. I'd Rather Gamble On The Box Office Than Beg For A Grant.

There Comes A Moment In A Young Artist's Life When He Knows He Has To Bring Something To The Stage From Within Himself. He Has To Put In Something In Order To Be Able To Take Something.