Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. (wikipedia)
There's no secret to working with kids. They either charm you and you can work with them, or they don't charm you and you feel you're stuck with them.
We were all novices. We really were. We didn't know a goddamn thing about doing a show.
Dance is low on the totem pole of the arts, because you're not left with a painting... a book that will stay there, a score you can read.
Give me something to dance about and I'll dance it.
Dance is like life. It exists as you are flitting through it, and when it's over, it's done.
I told you to sell it, not give it away.