"Ballet is only good when it is great."

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Source : Arlene Croce (1977). “Afterimages”, Random House Inc

Arlene Croce

#Dance Quotes #Ballet Quotes

“A blind man. I can stare at him ashamed, shameless. Or does he know it? No, he is in a great solitude. O, strange joy, to gaze my fill at a stranger's face. No, my thirst is greater than before.”
“Long before the empire had reached its greatest extent, the Romans were bored by it.”
“Color and bite permeate a language designed to rally many men, to destroy some, and to change the minds of others.”
“People are afraid to think, or they don't know how. They fail to realize that, while emotions can't be suppressed, the mind can be strengthened. All over the world people are seeking peace of mind, but there can be no peace of mind without strength of mind.”
“I love taking on challenges. I think one of the funnest things in acting is creating a character - wrapping yourself around a character and bringing him to life. I love a lot of different genres. I'm not a big horror guy by any means but I love the challenge. But the fifties and sixties is where I feel the most comfortable.”
“I just didn't want to shoot other people.”
“If I can't stay where I am, and I can't, then I will put all that I can into the going.”
“With iron and blood, it seems, and from the rich depths of the earth, John Griswold has fashioned a classic American novel, its dignified intonations of our young nation's sweat and tears evocative of the indelible storytelling of Dos Passos, Frank Norris, and Upton Sinclair.”

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