“It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group.” WantHardWantedActorsGroupsDisappearTraditionalChineseDancerUnfairWorking So Hard Author:Zhang Ziyi
“I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt like an outsider and like it was never going to happen. But even if I would have known, I think I still would have done it. Dancers are perfectionists, and that's what keeps us going and growing.” IfsThinkingYearsStillsIdeasHardDoneHappensFeltKnownGrowingHard WorkWalkingNo IdeaDancerWorking ItOutsidersPerfectionist Author:Misty Copeland
“Lady Gaga? She's cool! She works really hard. When we would have our dance rehearsals, she wasn't the singer that was like, 'Oh, I'll just stand in front'. She wanted to learn everything - she was doing the dance moves. She's a good dancer.” HardWantedMovingFrontsSingersDancerRehearsalGagaDance Moves Author:Caity Lotz