For every dancer, no matter how amazing your career, there’s more to life than ballet. Being adored by your audience, it’s only part of the story. Darcey Bussell Read Quote
We only open a couple of presents on Christmas morning; we’re all about the stockings – we even get them for the dogs! Darcey Bussell Read Quote
I was incredibly supple and did gymnastics as well. So half of my injuries are because I am over-supple and the joints could always go that little bit further. But I was happy to push, and I have no regrets. That is important to say. Darcey Bussell Read Quote
As a little girl, I didn’t dream of being a ballet dancer; I dreamt of being a movie star like Ginger Rogers and dancing with Fred Astaire. I used to watch the Sunday double-bills on TV and Iong to be part of what seemed a perfect Disneyland world. Astaire was a genius. Darcey Bussell Read Quote
When I was at the Royal Ballet School, I remember receiving my first eyeshadow palette from Marks & Spencer as a gift. It sparked my interest in beauty, which peaked when I became more involved in theatre and got to experience so many stunning image transformations to suit different productions. Darcey Bussell Read Quote
There are always younger and better dancers fighting to get your place. You get worn down by the fight to try to stay at the top. Darcey Bussell Read Quote
Now I’m on television, I’m far more conscious of my skin than I used to be – I would often leave the theatre with layers of pancake make-up still on my face, but on a medium such as TV, I have to be more fastidious. Darcey Bussell Read Quote
