I will never stop questioning. I will never stop wanting more and discovering other things and wanting to do other things. That will always be a part of me, and it’s something I’ve come to terms with. David Hallberg Read Quote
I’ll never be satisfied in classical ballet. It’ll never be good enough. I’ll never be happy with most of my product. David Hallberg Read Quote
To be honest, my partner Natasha is my inspiration. She is who I reference when searching for my role. I don’t emulate what she does, but her interpretation of Giselle is so fragile and sensitive and so tender. It constantly inspires me. And I feel like it’s the other way around. We have a great rapport together. David Hallberg Read Quote
Because of the way I’m built, I constantly have to strengthen. This is sort of a ritual: I put on my tights first, and right when I’m about to put on my costume, I get down on the floor, and I plank. David Hallberg Read Quote
Ballet needs figures that people can recognize and relate to. People don’t know ballet dancers as well as they know other artists. David Hallberg Read Quote
I’m not one who goes to a lot of fashion shows or tries to infiltrate that world, really. David Hallberg Read Quote
I walk like a duck: very straight up and down. Or like a penguin. It’s a dead giveaway that I’m a dancer. David Hallberg Read Quote
I love the dancers in the Bolshoi, but all of my Moscow friends are outside the company. A friend introduced me to Vika Gazinskaya, a well-known Russian designer. I met her group. The rest is history. David Hallberg Read Quote
I sew my own shoes. Other male dancers don’t, but I like it one way, and I’ve learned to do it that way. David Hallberg Read Quote
Every company has its style, and that’s what makes the Bolshoi so impressive: their attack on jumps or their attack on choreography. David Hallberg Read Quote
