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People did pigeonhole me.
I don't know how people can live without a therapist.
We may not realise it, but dancing is a form of meditation.
I was... the loser of my class. I had absolutely no friends.
I had to deal with several stalkers and a lot of strange letters.
Everything about American politics makes me proud to be Canadian.
I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am.
Dancing is hard on all bodies, but I particularly kept getting injured.
I've been very sensible with the money I made, and I did make good money.
Party of Five won a Golden Globe, it was a well-written television series.
Party of Five" won a Golden Globe, it was a well-written television series.
Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started.
I've never been opposed to nudity. I've been opposed to nudity for box-office draw.
I find the most interesting and most daring scripts tend to be for independent films.
The first 'Scream' was great for me in some ways, but in others it was... a challenge.
I'm sorry if my traumatized life is an inconvenience to you and your perfect existence.
Dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists.
If you can see life as a learning experience, you can turn any negative into a positive.
No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you.
My issue in the past with nudity was that these scenes had been written solely for box office draw.
I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes.
People either know Alan Rudolph and love every single one of his films or they don't know him at all.
The first time I ever screamed at someone was in a scene, and I'd never screamed at someone in my life.
The grunge thing was a little bit atrocious. 'Let's all put on plaid shirts and be as dirty as possible!'
It's almost better most times to not talk in a scene. I think you can actually express a lot more without words.
I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!
Scream was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.
Scream" was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.
Oh, 'Wild Things.' I haven't seen it since it came out! But you know, it was a fun romp. We had a really good time.
There's nothing comparable to as 'in shape' as a professional dancer. You'd have to train eight hours a day for that.
I think it's incredibly important to spend the first year with your child, and it should be made possible for all women.
I think a dream date for me is some kind of fantastic conversation where you end up learning something really wonderful about a person.
There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage.
I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated.
I'm just one of those people that if I sit down to watch a horror film, I put my hands over my face and I cry a lot and I don't see half of the film because I'm too upset.
I always vowed I would never get married because no marriage in my family had worked, really. But you get to a place in your relationship where you're like, 'OK, it's time.'
There's something really nice about not sitting separate from the crew in some massive trailer away from the studio. To actually be there with them, it's more of a creative process.
I got tired of Los Angeles, and I got tired of the game a bit. I wanted to have a different life experience, so I moved to England, and I lived in England for eight years, and I worked there.
Ballet is completely unnatural to the body, just being turned-out... it's not the way your body is supposed to function, so you actually train your body to be a different structure than you were born with.
That's absolutely how I am. Like race, black or white - I see absolutely no difference. Because for me it's just such a reality. You are human, I am human, let's try to accept one another for whatever we are.
Ballet is completely unnatural to the body, just being turned out... it's not the way your body is supposed to function, so you actually [...] train your body to be a different structure than you were born with.
I think teenagers in the States grow up too fast. In Canada, kids are exposed to different things. Like school is very different; it's not nearly as social. Canadian teenagers see it as a much more serious place.
If you're in a company, you're dancing from 9 a.m. till 7 in the evening, and then you go home and get in a hot tub and get some Epsom salts and try to get your body goin' again. There's no social life, no anything.
You're being cast for your acting ability. It's not based on the way your body functions. If you're playing a lead in a movie, it's for that character and they'll tailor it to you. In a dance company, you have to fit in a definite mold.
There are very few dance companies in the world and you have to be phenomenal. You have to not be injured. You have to have a really strong mind to deal with the dance world. People who can do it are amazing to me. You cannot have a life outside of dance.
When I look back on it now, I am so glad that the one thing that I had in my life was my belief that everything in life is a learning experience, whether it be positive or negative. If you can see it as a learning experience, you can turn any negative into a positive.
I actually do like scary movies. I used to hate scary movies. You know, when I was young, I saw 'The Changeling,' with George C. Scott, which I think is the scariest movie ever made. After I saw that, I swore I would never see a horror film again. Then I started making them.
I used to say I didn't regret dropping out of school because it's what I had to do. But I do feel it. There are certain conversations I feel excluded from. When people talk about Greek history, I just have to sit there and listen. I excuse myself from games of Trivial Pursuit.
I think my greatest insecurity would just be standing in the middle of the room and having everyone watching me thinking that's what I want. If I am interesting to you because of who I am, then that's incredible. But if I'm interesting to you only because of what I am, then let's not bother, you know?
I do, in some senses, feel that Hollywood and Washington are similar in that, first of all, they are, again, male-dominated worlds, which is not unusual. There are a lot of industries like that, but also, there's a lot of politics when it comes to the ins and outs of getting things done, getting a film made.