I Never Wanted To Do Biography Just

As You Get Older, You Sometimes Feel That It's Harder And Harder To Get Something New And Wonderful To Come Into Your Life.

We're Taught Lord Acton's Axiom: All Power Corrupts, Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely. I Believed That When I Started These Books, But I Don't Believe It's Always True Any More. Power Doesn't Always Corrupt. Power Can Cleanse. What I Believe Is Always True About Power Is That Power Always Reveals.

I Deliberately Made An Effort Not To Become An Expert On The Ballet.

I Don't Think Of My Books As Being Biographies. I Never Had Any Interest In Doing A Book Just To Write The Life Of A Great Man. I Had Zero Interest In That. My Interest Is In Power. How Power Works.

The New York City Ballet Is Obviously Speaking To A Whole New Generation And Bringing It The Same Wonder And Beauty That It Brought Previous Generations