You Don't Measure Life By Receiving Awards.

I've Always Said, 'i Am A Selector, I Am Not Defector' - The First Few Phrases In English I Learned. I Said I Hate 'defector'; Something Defective About The People. It's A Bad Word.

I Get Speeding Ticket Like Everybody Else. If The Restaurant Is Full I'm Waiting In Line Like Everybody Else.

You Don't Measure Life By Receiving Awards.

Dance Is An Ephemeral, A Fleeting Art. To Describe This Momentum, Every Movement On Stage, In Words Is Virtually Impossible.

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.