A dance autobiography
A source page for quotes linked to Natalia Makarova.
“All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.”
“It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.”
“What I am looking for is a masterpiece. I don't want to waste my time. I am tired of experiments.”
“Usually, English personalities are difficult; they dont take criticism easily.”
“A real ballerina must fill her space with her own personality.”
“To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow.”
“Dance involves physicality, it involves spirituality and even brains.”
“It’s hard to find backbone.I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.”
“All ballet, all reading, all music. That was my world, my inner world.”
“I travel like a gypsy, and I didn't know how I could perform and be a mother.”
“You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.”
“Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.”