When I watch dance, most of the time I just see a potential that is not there at all. I just see they missed the point. They just give us a tiny bit of what it could be. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
I loved being at the Royal Ballet. Those choreographers, MacMillan and Ashton, they knew how to translate complicated life into choreography. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
There are some ballets you can do for a long time. With others, you have to know when to stop. Some are very destructive. Forsythe’s choreography pushes dancers to the extreme. That’s why it’s best to vary. That way, you break your body a little bit in different places, but not a lot in one place. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
I love nature like nothing else. Before I moved to Switzerland, my home was a flat in London with a garden. In those snatched moments away from dance, I did typical weekend things like pruning, planting, and weeding. I planted fruit trees and even had a vegetable garden, but I wasn’t around enough, so it was a disaster. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
It is in my nature to be a little shy. It takes time for me to talk to people and trust them. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
I’m not a social animal, and I had a reputation that came before me of being very difficult, of screaming at everybody, so people tended to keep their distance. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
The best times are when the time on stage becomes much slower and the movement much bigger – in that case, everything seems to flow. This state does not happen very often, but when it does, it is a magic kind of pleasure. Sylvie Guillem Read Quote
