Quotes from Ann Reinking

You can't stand still in one spot, no matter how good it is. You have to do something new, keep trying. That's everything.

For theater I am like a long-distance runner. For movies I am a sprinter! Same playing field, different approach.

One of the reasons I like to teach is that I like to pass things on. That's an unspoken law of show business.

Show dancing stood very well on its own a long time ago with dancers like Bill Robinson and Marilyn Miller.

Chorus Line' opened things up a bit. Any show that's successful does that. But 'Chorus Line' was about dancers.

I like to stretch myself, and playing a dance-hall hostess is quite a stretch, but I feel comfortable with it.

I would love to be proud of my life, to look back and say, I did a good job, that I strive for quality.

That's very important when you're doing an ensemble piece, that you give it a variety of levels so it doesn't get too homogenous.

Bob's work gleaned from hoofing, from vaudeville, from ballet.

In theatre or in ballet, the ballerina always passes on what they know. It's a hands-on craft. You can't really learn the soul and the pathos of it if you just see a video. It has to be taught by someone who is in the know.

The joy is in the work. The travel is the dues you pay.

The only thing I don't have is enough time.

I think if you push to get to know somebody, it's not a natural evolution.

I tend to be loyal to the people who have been loyal to me.