I am a bit of a boss, even when it’s about the composting. This goes here! This goes there! Don’t do that! Maybe for the sake of others, I should let go a bit. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
For someone like me, who as a kid could not have two people in front of me without wanting to hide, to end up on stage with a lot of people in front of me, feeling good, it has to be a strange and special place. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
When I was 25, it was painful. I was getting out of bed in the morning and couldn’t walk. But when you are young, you don’t care; it will pass. But one year after another, it’s like, ‘Come on, give me a break!’ Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
I think the only regret I have is not to have opened my eyes sooner to aspects of life like the relationship of man with nature and animals. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
Swan Lake’ can be a nightmare. To make a ‘Swan Lake’ that is worth it, every single movement and breath has to be perfect. When you have an idea of ‘Swan Lake’ that is as high as that, it’s almost impossible. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
I would have loved to work with Cranko. I love stories. Even though I like a lot of style – Forsythe, Maliphant – I have this childish side that likes stories. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
When you improvise alone, you don’t risk a lot, but doing an improvisation when you are two is even more difficult because you need to listen exactly to understand what is going to happen. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
Oh, I could have done more. I refused a lot of ballets. I said, ‘No way, no way I’m going to do that.’ Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
