Antony Tudor quotes
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“Sometimes I feel as if sections of my ballets were done for me - that I didnt do them myself.”
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“I would like to tell all dancers to forget themselves and the desire for self display. They must become completely absorbed in the dance. Even in a classical variation there should never be any thought of a dancer doing a variation--he should become identified with it.”
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“If I see a human body on the stage, I don't see it as an abstraction. I see it as a body.”
-- Antony Tudor
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“What we have done in the past is not sufficient now to prepare our youth.”
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“Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.”
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“Sometimes what we want isn't what's best for us - Della”
Source : Abbi Glines (2013). “Simple Perfection: A Novel”, p.43, Simon and Schuster
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“Whoever is for higher taxes, feel free to pay higher taxes.”
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“I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.”
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