I have no desire to prove anything by [dancing]. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance. – Fred Astaire, Steps in Time (autobiography), p. 325, 1959 Themes: ...

I love Ballo, which is as nearly perfect an opera as one is likely to find. – Georg Solti, Memoirs (Knopf), 1997 Themes: admiration, music, perfection | Art form: Opera ...

Dancers are both athletes and artists.

I’ve had such an amazing career. I don’t want to hear my voice – it is in the past. – Kiri Te Kanawa, BBC interview announcing her retirement, 2017 Themes: career, impermanence, life | Art form: Opera ...