Sylvie Guillem Quotes

Sylvie Guillem
French Dancer
Born: Feb 25, 1965
Am Ballet Me People Time You
Related authors: JoJo Siwa Josephine Baker Katherine Dunham Martha Graham Merce Cunningham Mikhail Baryshnikov Misty Copeland Twyla Tharp
Dancers are not like movie actresses. People look at our bodies, not our faces. They only recognise me when I sign my name on something and they say, 'Ah yes, Sylvie.' Sylvie Guillem
Me People Our Dancers Say Recognise Sign Faces Something Only Name Like Look Yes Movie Bodies They Say Actress
If you start dancing too young, it can be torture. The bone is too soft, and it is going everywhere. Sylvie Guillem
You Young Bone Too Dancing Everywhere Torture Going Start Soft
Fate is like a train. When it flies past, you can choose if you want to get on it or not, to say no or say yes. Sylvie Guillem
You Fate Past Say Like Yes Train Get Want Choose Flies
There are things I cannot do, costumes I cannot wear. When I have taken stands on things, it is because I have thought carefully about them. Sylvie Guillem
Thought Carefully Wear About Costumes Taken Because Cannot Them Stands Things
Choreographers tend to treat ballet dancers like kids they can manipulate. Sylvie Guillem
Treat Dancers Kids Tend Like Ballet Manipulate
Dancers should realise that they are really lucky. Dancing is not a job. It's people who are chosen. And you must realise that you are chosen. Sometimes I see a performance that makes me really angry - I think, 'Those people are lucky, and they don't realise it.' Sylvie Guillem
Angry Me You People Sometimes Job Think Dancers Dancing Those Must See Performance Makes Realise Really Should Who Lucky Chosen
'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
You Worth Impossible Single Breath Every Worth It High Perfect Almost Idea Make Movement Lake Swan Nightmare
My father had the curved feet, my mother the legs, so I am a bit of both. Sylvie Guillem
Mother Father Bit Both Had Feet Am Legs
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
Way More Could Said Ballets Lot Done Going Oh Refused
When you are young, you can do anything, everything, and nothing at the same time. You don't have that kind of judgment; you just eat... like teenagers that need to feed. After a while, you know exactly what you are looking for, that sense of analysis comes to you when you start to use your brain. Sylvie Guillem
Time You Looking Judgment Young Sense Nothing Analysis Teenagers Everything Kind Exactly Exactly What Eat Feed Like Know Brain Same Just Same Time After Anything While Use Your Start Need
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
Me Animal People Before Reputation Difficult Everybody Distance Had Came Very Screaming Being Social Keep
I work hard to make a gift to the audience. Sylvie Guillem
Work Work Hard Gift Make Audience Hard
When I am on stage, I feel completely free and just want to let go. Sylvie Guillem
Free Stage Feel Am Go Just Want Let Go
Everything I do, I try to make it the best I can. So I go my own way and give it all I have. Sylvie Guillem
Best Try Own Everything Way Give My Own Make Go
You don't start by saying, 'Well, am I better than her?' Because that goes nowhere. Instead, all your work, your passion, your will has to go into what you do. And then if there is a result, if people like you, if you are a bit different, then fine. Sylvie Guillem
Work Saying You People Better Result Passion Will Bit Fine Instead Like Well Because Am Go Than Goes Different Then Your Nowhere Her Start
At school, either gymnastics or dance, it was the same. It gave me pleasure to move. And then, when I worked to achieve something new and out of the ordinary, it made me feel good. I felt I had surpassed myself. Sylvie Guillem
Myself Good Me Feel Good School Achieve Dance Made Gave Pleasure Out Something Something New Gymnastics Had Feel New Felt Same Move Ordinary Either Then Worked
I am stronger as a vegan than I ever was with meat and dairy. Sylvie Guillem
Stronger Vegan Dairy Am Than Meat Ever
No one person can change the world, but one and one and one add up. Sylvie Guillem
Change World Change The World Add No-One Up Person
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
Time Dance Bit See Give Potential Point Could Missed Most Tiny Just Us Watch
I was not happy with myself as a human being when I was very young - I was afraid of people; I was afraid of talking, I didn't know how to express myself other than by being on stage. Sylvie Guillem
Myself Happy People Human Being Young Stage Other Know Talking How Very Than Human Afraid Being Express
Dancers, you know, they have pain everywhere: ankles in the morning, or back or neck or ribs or knees or the muscles. You are never free of pain, you know. Sylvie Guillem
Morning You Free Pain Back Dancers Everywhere Never Knees Ankles Know Ribs Neck Muscles
The first time I took a plane to dance in front of an audience outside France was when I was in the Paris Opera Ballet School, and we flew to Japan. Sylvie Guillem
Time School Dance First Took France Paris Outside Opera First Time Audience Ballet Front Japan Plane Flew
Dancing pleases me. I hope I transmit that to others. Sylvie Guillem
Hope Me Others Dancing Pleases Transmit
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
Others Bit About Boss Am Go Sake Goes Maybe Should Even Let Go Here
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